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cupule
cu·pule [ ky pyl ] (plural cu·pules)


noun 
Definition:
 
cup-shaped part: a cup-shaped body part or plant part, e.g. that enclosing the base of an acorn
[15th century. < late Latin cupula "little cask, vault" < cupa "cask"]
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