The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cupuliferous \Cu`pu*lif"er*ous\ (k?`p?-l?f"?r-?s), a. [Cupule +
   -ferous: cf. F. cupulif[`e]re.]
   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of
   which the oak and the chestnut are examples, -- trees bearing
   a smooth, solid nut inclosed in some kind of cup or bur;
   bearing, or furnished with, a cupule.
   [1913 Webster]