"splash cup" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: splash cups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} splash cup (plural splash cups)
  1. A cup-like structure in certain fungi and cryptogams, used in spore dispersal, such that the energy of raindrops falling into the cup causes the water to splash outward carrying the spores.
    Sense id: en-splash_cup-en-noun-PCE0vOxJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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