Definition of Cupule. Meaning of Cupule. Synonyms of Cupule

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Definition of Cupule

Cupule
Cupule 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.

Meaning of Cupule from wikipedia

- Look up cu**** in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A cu**** is a small structure shaped like a cup, including: In archeology, rock cu****s are circular...
- Rock cu****s (/ˈkjuːpjuːl/) are artificially made depressions on rock surfaces that resemble the shape of an inverse spherical cap or dome. They were...
- The calybium (pl.: calybia) and the cu**** make up the accessory fruit of flowering plants in the family ****aceae. These two parts derive from different...
- has rings. The acorns mature in two years, rarely in one year. The 'cup' (cu****) of the acorn is fused with its stalk (peduncule) forming a connective piece...
- at the base; there are two nuts in each cu****, maturing in the autumn 5–6 months after pollination. The cu**** differs from that of European beech (****us...
- typical of ****aceae. The calybium (nut) resembles a pointed acorn; the cu**** (casing) is hard like that of beechnuts and spiny like that of chestnuts...
- leaves persist for 3–4 years before falling. The fruit is a densely spiny cu**** containing 1–3 sweet, edible nuts, eaten by the indigenous peoples. The...
- radially symmetrical, is an integumented megasporangium surrounded by a cu****. The megasporangium bears an unopened distal extension protruding above...
- enclosed in a tough s**** known as the pericarp, and borne in a cup-shaped cu****. Acorns are 1–6 cm (1⁄2–2+1⁄2 in) long and 0.8–4 cm (3⁄8–1+5⁄8 in) on the...
- uni****ual flowers in the form of catkins, and fruit in the form of cup-like (cu****) nuts. Their leaves are often lobed, and both petioles and sti****s are...