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SCYPHI
SCYPHUS
scyphus
(noun) an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
scyphi
plural of scyphus
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SCYPHUS
Scy"phus, n.; pl. Scyphi. Etym: [L., a cup, Gr.
1. (Antiq.)
Definition: A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk.
2. (Bot.) (a) The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers. (b) A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called scypha. See Illust. of Cladonia pyxidata, under Lichen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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