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Scyphus
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noun
Scyphus
n. (pl.
scyphi
)
1.
(Antiq.) A kind of large drinking cup, used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk.
2.
(Bot.)
(a)
The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers.
(b)
A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called scypha.
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