acorn cup

noun

The involucre or cup in which the acorn is fixed.

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Meanings

nounacorn cup (plural acorn cups)

plural acorn cups

  1. The involucre or cup in which the acorn is fixed.

    Synonyms: acorn cupule

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe involucre or cup in which the acorn is fixed.

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acorn cupule

More synonyms by meaning

nouncup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn

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cupule
Broader
cup
Also see
cupule

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From acorn + cup.

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Translations

Dutch eikeldop
  • eikeldopInvolucre in which acorn is fixed
Esperanto glaningo
  • glaningoInvolucre in which acorn is fixed
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APA

acorn cup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acorn%20cup

MLA

“acorn cup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acorn%20cup. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acorn cup,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acorn%20cup.

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