cupulate

[ kyoo-pyuh-leyt, -lit ]

adjective

1. shaped like a cupule.

cupulate

/ ˈkjuːpjʊˌleɪt; ˈkjuːpjʊlə /

adjective

1. shaped like a small cup
2. (of plants or animals) having cupules

Word History and Origins

Origin of cupulate¹

First recorded in 1825–35; cupule + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Cupular, or Cupulate, provided with a cupule.

From Project Gutenberg

P. thin, cupulate, white, vertex forming a stem-like point of attachment, villose; g. broad, dichot., radiating from centre.

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Cupulate, white, even, downy, edge entire; sp.

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P. thin, sessile, cupulate or dimidiate, resupinate then reflexed, very even, glabrous, greyish black, very minutely white-scurfy; g. broad, dingy white; sp. strongly curved, 8-9 � 3.5-4. cyphellaeformis, B. P. 5-8 mm. pendulous, cup-shaped, downy or mealy, upper layer gelatinous, grey; g. narrow, distant, pure white; sp.

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