cupulate
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cu·pu·late
(kyo͞o′pyə-lāt′, -lĭt) also cu·pu·lar (-lər)adj.
1. Resembling a small cup; cup-shaped.
2. Having or bearing a cupule.
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cupulate
(ˈkjuːpjʊˌleɪt) orcupular
adj
1. (Biology) shaped like a small cup
2. (Biology) (of plants or animals) having cupules
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cu•pu•late
(ˈkyu pyəˌleɪt, -lɪt)adj.
shaped like a cupule.
[1825–35]
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| Adj. | 1. | cupulate - shaped like (or supporting) a cupule concave - curving inward |
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