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Definition of cupule in English: cupulenoun ˈkjuːpjuːlˈkjupjul Zoology Botany A cup-shaped organ, structure, or receptacle in a plant or animal. Example sentencesExamples - Thus, the cupule is a simple uniaxial structure.
- Lyginopterids bore cupules, which can be described as tulip shaped structures.
- Particle capture was by cilia located in the cupules.
- The internodes have invaginations that are termed cupules.
- The ovule is surrounded by integument tissues which produce the seed coat, and in the earliest seed plants another layer called the cupule enclosed the entire ovule/seed.
Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin cupula (see cupola). Definition of cupule in US English: cupulenounˈkjupjulˈkyo͞opyo͞ol Botany Zoology A cup-shaped organ, structure, or receptacle in a plant or animal. Example sentencesExamples - Particle capture was by cilia located in the cupules.
- Lyginopterids bore cupules, which can be described as tulip shaped structures.
- The ovule is surrounded by integument tissues which produce the seed coat, and in the earliest seed plants another layer called the cupule enclosed the entire ovule/seed.
- The internodes have invaginations that are termed cupules.
- Thus, the cupule is a simple uniaxial structure.
Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin cupula (see cupola). |