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Definition of cupule
: a cup-shaped anatomical structure: such asa : an involucre characteristic of the oak in which the bracts are indurated and coherentb : an outer integument partially enclosing the seed of some seed ferns
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Origin and Etymology of cupule
New Latin cupula, from Late Latin, diminutive of Latin cupa tub — more at hive
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