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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