scyphus

[sahy-fuh s]

noun, plural scy·phi

[sahy-fahy] /ˈsaɪ faɪ/.

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

Origin of scyphus

1770–80; < Latin < Greek skýphos drinking bowl

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Historical Examples of scyphus

In the Sixth City appear forms more nearly approaching those of later times, particularly prototypes of the cantharus and scyphus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7
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The generic name for a cup was poculum, but the Romans borrowed many of the Greek names, such as cantharus and scyphus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6
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British Dictionary definitions for scyphus

scyphus

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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