cupule

[ kyoo-pyool ]

/ ˈkyu pyul /

noun

Botany.

a cup-shaped whorl of hardened, cohering bracts, as in the acorn.
a cup-shaped outgrowth of the thallus of certain liverworts.
the apothecium of a cup fungus.

Zoology. a small cup-shaped sucker or similar organ or part.

Origin of cupule

1820–30; <New Latin cūpula,Late Latin: small tub; see cupola

Words nearby cupule

cup tie, cup-tied, cup towel, cupula, cupulate, cupule, cupuliform cataract, cupulogram, cupulometry, cur, curable

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Example sentences from the Web for cupule

These cylindrical muscles with their cupule and tendon look like so many syringes.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby
Here the involucre, in the form of a cup at the base, is called the Cupule.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
In the Chestnut the cupule forms the bur; in the Hazel, a leafy husk.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
The latter are in clusters of a few only, and each separate flower is enclosed in a cupule of overlapping scales.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux

Among the specimens of the last class, one sort, the cupule, is extremely widespread.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, February 1899|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cupule

cupule

/ (ˈkjuːpjuːl) /

noun

biology a cup-shaped part or structure, such as the cup around the base of an acorn

Word Origin for cupule

C19: from Late Latin cūpula; see cupola

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cupule
释义	cupule [ kyoo-pyool ] / ˈkyu pyul / noun Botany. a cup-shaped whorl of hardened, cohering bracts, as in the acorn. a cup-shaped outgrowth of the thallus of certain liverworts. the apothecium of a cup fungus. Zoology. a small cup-shaped sucker or similar organ or part. Origin of cupule 1820–30; <New Latin cūpula,Late Latin: small tub; see cupola Words nearby cupule cup tie, cup-tied, cup towel, cupula, cupulate, cupule, cupuliform cataract, cupulogram, cupulometry, cur, curable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cupule These cylindrical muscles with their cupule and tendon look like so many syringes. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)\|William Kirby Here the involucre, in the form of a cup at the base, is called the Cupule. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray In the Chestnut the cupule forms the bur; in the Hazel, a leafy husk. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray The latter are in clusters of a few only, and each separate flower is enclosed in a cupule of overlapping scales. Field and Woodland Plants\|William S. Furneaux Among the specimens of the last class, one sort, the cupule, is extremely widespread. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, February 1899\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cupule cupule / (ˈkjuːpjuːl) / noun biology a cup-shaped part or structure, such as the cup around the base of an acorn Word Origin for cupule C19: from Late Latin cūpula; see cupola Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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