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Scyphi

Scyphus \Scy"phus\, n.; pl. Scyphi. [L., a cup, Gr. sky`fos.]

  1. (Antiq.) A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk.

  2. (Bot.)

    1. The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers.

    2. A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called scypha. See Illust. of Cladonia pyxidata, under Lichen.

WordNet
scyphus
  1. n. an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base

  2. [also: scyphi (pl)]

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