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CUPULIFEROUS

\kjˌuːpjʊlˈɪfəɹəs], \kjˌuːpjʊlˈɪfəɹəs], \k_j_ˌuː_p_j_ʊ_l_ˈɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ə_s]\

Definitions of CUPULIFEROUS

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Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of 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.

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