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单词 cupule
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Definition of cupule in English:

cupule

noun ˈkjuːpjuːlˈkjupjul
Zoology Botany
  • A cup-shaped organ, structure, or receptacle in a plant or animal.

    〔植,动〕(植物的)壳斗;胞芽杯;(动物的)杯形器

    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:

cupule

nounˈkjupjulˈkyo͞opyo͞ol
Botany Zoology
  • A cup-shaped organ, structure, or receptacle in a plant or animal.

    〔植,动〕(植物的)壳斗;胞芽杯;(动物的)杯形器

    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).

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