cupule

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cupule

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From cup + -ule.; former is derived from Old English copp of Germanic origin thus not related (false cognate) to cupula of Latin origin, but perhaps influenced it

noun cupules

Any small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies. Then they extract a three-angled beechnut from its cupule, weigh it, and push it into the loam.

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noun small structure shaped like a cup

Italiano	mallo

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@misc{cupule_2026,
  title = {cupule},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cupule},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}