1. shaped like or having the form of a small cup; cup-shaped
Usage: botanical and zoological term

Examples

• The acorn sits in a cupulate structure called a cup.
• The flower has cupulate sepals that protect the developing bud.
• Cupulate leaves fold inward to form a shallow cup shape.
• The fungus produces cupulate fruiting bodies.
• The insect's cupulate antennae help it sense its environment.