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cupulate

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cu⋅pu⋅late

[kyoo-pyuh-leyt, -lit]
–adjective
shaped like a cupule.
Also, cu⋅pu⋅lar [kyoo-pyuh-ler] .


Origin:
1825–35; cupule + -ate 1
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cu·pu·late   (kyōō'pyə-lāt', -lĭt)   
adj.  
  1. Resembling a small cup; cup-shaped.

  2. Having or bearing a cupule.

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