splash cup

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Synonyms: splash up, splash out

Antonyms: splash up, splash out

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Noun

1. A cup-like [[structure]] in certain [[fungus|fungi]] and [[cryptogam]]s, used in [[spore]] [[dispersal]], such that the [[energy]] of [[raindrop]]s falling into the cup causes the water to splash outward carrying the spores.

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