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cupule

cu·pule

uncommon

noun

1.

cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn

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2.

a sucker on the feet of certain flies

Origin

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

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