cyathus

[sahy-uh-thuh s]

noun, plural cy·a·thi

[sahy-uh-thahy] /ˈsaɪ əˌθaɪ/.

kyathos.

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Origin of cyathus

< Latin < Greek kyáthos kyathos

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Cyathiformis is from cyathus, a drinking cup; formis, form or shape.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise
M. E. Hard
Vina Opimia is best; but because one drinks a cyathus of that, why should he forego a good nil of Thasian or Ccuban?
A Friend of Caesar
William Stearns Davis
Mulberries were present in one stomach and fragments of bird's-nest fungi (Cyathus striatus) were present in another.
Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz
John M. Legler
The ladle (cyathus, Fig. 127) held about one-twelfth of a pint, or more probably was graduated by twelfths.
The Private Life of the Romans
Harold Whetstone Johnston
Cyathus stercoreus varies considerably, however, as to shape and size of cups, according to habitat.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise
M. E. Hard