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"scyphus" Definition

  1. n. A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk.
  2. n. The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers.
  3. n. A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called scypha. See Illust. of Cladonia pyxidata, under Lichen.

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Position in dictionary: 87929 of 111710 words.
Word Type: n., n., n.,
Words that start with "scyphus": 1
Words that end with "scyphus": 1
Words that contain "scyphus": 1
Next words in dictionary: scythe, scythed, scytheman, scythemen, scythestone, scythewhet, scythian, scytodermata, sdan, sdeign
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