horn of plenty

American  

noun

1. cornucopia.

2. an edible trumpet-shaped mushroom, Craterellus cornucopiodes, a type of chanterelle found under certain trees of eastern North America and the Pacific coast.

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horn of plenty British  

noun

1. another term for cornucopia

2. an edible basidiomycetous fungus, Craterellus cornucopioides, related to the chanterelle and like it funnel shaped but dark brown inside and dark grey outside: found in broad-leaved woodland

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Etymology

Origin of horn of plenty

First recorded in 1580–90; translation of Late Latin cornūcōpia; see cornucopia

Example Sentences

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horn of plenty

It alludes to the horn of plenty — the cornucopia and abundance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

But if there’s a single Thanksgiving icon that resonates in the Pacific Northwest, surely it is the cornucopia centerpiece, a horn of plenty bursting with produce.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

We contestants were each interviewed during the first two days in front of a production set of fake produce, a regular horn of plenty, where I refused to be filmed holding the Walmart bag.

From Salon ● Dec. 31, 2018

To me, Bertram Woods was like a horn of plenty, and one that was also full of surprises: I never knew what book I might find.

From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2018

Half a dozen steamy muffins flew from the horn of plenty like buckshot.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan