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CORNUCOPIA
profusion, profuseness, richness, cornucopia
(noun) the property of being extremely abundant; “the profusion of detail”; “the idiomatic richness of English”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cornucopia (countable and uncountable, plural cornucopias)
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted.
A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.
An abundance or plentiful supply.
Synonyms
• horn of plenty
• See also cornucopia
Source: Wiktionary
Cor`nu*co"pi*a (kr`n-k"p-), n.; pl. Cornucopias (-. Etym: [L. cornu copiae horn of plenty. See Horn, and Copious.]
1. The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing. It is an emblem of abundance.
2. pl. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form.
Note: Some writers maintain that this word should be written, in the singular, cornu copiæ, and in the plural, cornua copiæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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