Scyphus
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scyphus is a noun meaning A kind of large drinking cup used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, especially by poor people.
Meaning
A kind of large drinking cup used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, especially by poor people.
More Meanings
- (botany) The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers.
- (lichenology) A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens.
Word Forms
- scyphi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scyphos, scyphate, cylix, cyathus, chalice, scytale.
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