CUPULIFEROUS

Etymology

Adjective

cupuliferous (not comparable)

(botany) Bearing, or furnished with, a cupule.

The oak and the chestnut are cupuliferous.

Source: Wiktionary


Cu`pu*lif"er*ous (k`p-lf"r-s), a. Etym: [Cupule + -ferous: cf. F. cupulif.]

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants ot which the oak and the chestnut are examples, -- trees bearing a smooth, solid nut inclosed in some kind of cup or bur; bearing, or furnished with, a cupule.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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