CUPULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cupule mean? 

• CUPULE (noun)
  The noun CUPULE has 2 senses:

1. cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn

2. a sucker on the feet of certain flies

  Familiarity information: CUPULE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUPULE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

acorn cup; cupule

Hypernyms ("cupule" is a kind of...):

cup (cup-shaped plant organ)

Holonyms ("cupule" is a part of...):

acorn (fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base)

Derivation:

cupular (shaped like (or supporting) a cupule)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A sucker on the feet of certain flies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("cupule" is a kind of...):

sucker (an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction)

Derivation:

cupular (shaped like (or supporting) a cupule)