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horns of plenty

horns of plenty is the plural of horn of plenty.

Meaning of horn of plenty

Noun

horn of plenty (plural horns of plenty)

  1. A cornucopia.
    • There are other mysteries expressed by the bison horn, the Paleolithic original of which the classical cornucopia is a copy: the horn of plenty is the universal vulva from which emerge all the creatures of life, plants, animals, and humans.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 105
  2. An edible chanterelle of species (Craterellus cornucopioides.

Questions about horns of plenty

What is horns of plenty the plural of?
Horns of plenty is the plural of horn of plenty.

Words near horns of plenty in the dictionary

  1. hornrimmed
  2. hornrims
  3. horns
  4. Horns Bridge
  5. Horns Cross
  6. horns of plenty
  7. horns out
  8. Hornsby
  9. Hornsby Heights
  10. Hornsbys
  11. Hornsea

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