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Definition of 'scyphus' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) scyphus
an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base


Definition of 'scyphus' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) scyphus
a kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk

2. (noun) scyphus
the cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers

3. (noun) scyphus
a cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called scypha. See Illust. of Cladonia pyxidata, under Lichen



'scyphus' - Nearby Entries  

scylla  scyphozoa  scyphozoan  scyphus  scythe  scythia  scythian  



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