CUPULE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'kyoopyool
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a sucker on the feet of certain flies [n] cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn

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	Synonyms:	acorn cup

	See Also:	acorn, cup, sucker

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Cu"pule\ (k?"p?l), n. [See {Cupola}.] 1. (Bot.) A cuplet or little cup, as of the acorn; the husk or bur of the filbert, chestnut, etc. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A sucker or acetabulum.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	A cuplike structure in plants (such as the little cup holding an acorn) which is made of hardened, joined bracts.