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scyphus

[ sahy-fuhs ]

noun

, plural scy·phi [sahy, -fahy].
  1. a cup-shaped part, as of a flower.


scyphus

/ ˈsaɪfəs /

noun

  1. an ancient Greek two-handled drinking cup without a footed base
  2. botany a cuplike body formed at the end of the thallus in certain lichens
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of scyphus1

First recorded in 1720–80; from Latin, from Greek skýphos; skyphos ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scyphus1

C18: from Latin: goblet, from Greek skuphos
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Example Sentences

In the Sixth City appear forms more nearly approaching those of later times, particularly prototypes of the cantharus and scyphus.

The generic name for a cup was poculum, but the Romans borrowed many of the Greek names, such as cantharus and scyphus.

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