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noun

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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Origin of horn of plenty

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

Words nearby horn of plenty

horning, horn in on, hornito, horn-mad, Horn of Africa, horn of plenty, hornpipe, horn poppy, hornpout, horn-rimmed, horn-rims

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How to use horn of plenty in a sentence

Plenty of Jewish kids today grow up with a Christmas tree next to their menorah.
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So I asked the driver to honk the horn, which he does, and Rod looks over.
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Before the outlaw can comply with this small request the horn sounds again.
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But men we had known and trails we had followed furnished us plenty of grist for the conversational mill.
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With twelve hundred foes around us, we had plenty to occupy all our thoughts and attention.
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Also our six-shooters reposed in their scabbards, the four belts hooked over the horn of MacRae's saddle.
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You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
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British Dictionary definitions for horn of plenty

horn of plenty

noun

another term for cornucopia

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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