SINCE 1828
cupule
noun
cu·pule
| \ ˈkyü-(ˌ)pyül
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Definition of cupule
: a cup-shaped anatomical structure: such as
a
: an involucre characteristic of the oak in which the bracts are indurated and coherent
b
: an outer integument partially enclosing the seed of some seed ferns
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