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scyphus
[ sahy-fuhs ]
/ ˈsaɪ fəs /
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noun, plural scy·phi [sahy-fahy]. /ˈsaɪ faɪ/.
a cup-shaped part, as of a flower.
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Origin of scyphus
First recorded in 1720–80; from Latin, from Greek skýphos; see origin at skyphos
Words nearby scyphus
scyphi-, scyphiform, scyphistoma, scyphoid, scyphozoan, scyphus, Scyros, scythe, Scythia, Scythian, Scythian lamb
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How to use scyphus in a sentence
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.
British Dictionary definitions for scyphus
scyphus
/ (ˈsaɪfəs) /
noun plural -phi (-faɪ)
an ancient Greek two-handled drinking cup without a footed base
botany a cuplike body formed at the end of the thallus in certain lichens
Word Origin for scyphus
C18: from Latin: goblet, from Greek skuphos
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