Cupule

A cupule is a small structure shaped like a cup, including:

In archeology, rock cupules are circular man-made hollows on the surface of a large rock or a rock slab
- On a smaller artifact they are called a cupstone.
In botany: the base of an acorn, see calybium and cupule.
In entomology, a sucker on the feet of some flies.

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