splash cup

noun

A cup-like structure in certain fungi and cryptogams, used in spore dispersal, such that the energy of raindrops falling into the cup causes the water to splash outward carrying the spores.

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Meanings

nounsplash cup (plural splash cups)

plural splash cups

  1. A cup-like structure in certain fungi and cryptogams, used in spore dispersal, such that the energy of raindrops falling into the cup causes the water to splash outward carrying the spores.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
perigonium
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APA

splash cup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splash%20cup

MLA

“splash cup.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splash%20cup. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splash cup,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splash%20cup.

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