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cyathus

[ sahy-uh-thuh s ]

/ ˈsaɪ ə θəs /

noun, plural cy·a·thi [sahy-uh-thahy] /ˈsaɪ əˌθaɪ/.

Words nearby cyathus

cyanurate, cyanuric, cyanuric acid, cyathiform, cyathium, cyathus, cybele, cyber monday, cyber mosque, cyber-, cyberathlete

Origin of cyathus

< Latin < Greek kyáthos kyathos

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Examples from the Web for cyathus

Cyathus stercoreus varies considerably, however, as to shape and size of cups, according to habitat.
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
This genus is distinguished from Cyathus, its nearest ally, by the peridial wall, consisting of two layers only.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
Cyathiformis is from cyathus, a drinking cup; formis, form or shape.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard

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