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scyphus
CIDE DICTIONARY
scyphus, n. [L., a cup, Gr. sky`fos.].
- A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk. [1913 Webster]
- The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
scyphus, n. (pl. scyphi)
1 Gk Antiq. a footless drinking-cup with two handles below the level of the rim.
2 Bot. a cup-shaped part as in a narcissus flower or in lichens.
1 Gk Antiq. a footless drinking-cup with two handles below the level of the rim.
2 Bot. a cup-shaped part as in a narcissus flower or in lichens.
Derivative
scyphose adj.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk skuphos
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