ACORN CUP

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

acorn cup; cupule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("acorn cup" is a kind of...):

cup (cup-shaped plant organ)

Holonyms ("acorn cup" is a part of...):

acorn (fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base)

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