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Meaning of ACORN CUP

Pronunciation:  'eykorn kup

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn
 
 Synonyms: cupule
 
 See Also: acorn, cup

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A"corn cup\
The involucre or cup in which the acorn is fixed.
 

 

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