cupule [
'kjupjul]
cupule[ noun ]- cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn
<noun.plant>
- a sucker on the feet of certain flies
<noun.animal>
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.