cupule

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English

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Etymology

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From cup +‎ -ule.

Noun

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cupule (plural cupules)

  1. Any small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies.
    • 2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 146:
      Then they extract a three-angled beechnut from its cupule, weigh it, and push it into the loam.

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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cupule f (plural cupules)

  1. cupule

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