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scyphus - What does it mean?

Definition of 'scyphus'

English

Noun

(scyphi)
  • A kind of large drinking cup used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, especially by poor people.
  • (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.
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