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Scyphus

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(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Scyphus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/scyphus.html. 1828.
 
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