scyphus

American  

[sahy-fuhs] / ˈsaɪ fəs /

noun

plural

scyphi

1. a cup-shaped part, as of a flower.

2. skyphos.

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scyphus British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of scyphus

First recorded in 1720–80; from Latin, from Greek skýphos; skyphos ( def. )

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg