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scyphi

scyphi is the plural of scyphus.

Meaning of scyphus

Noun

scyphus (plural scyphi)

  1. A kind of large drinking cup used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, especially by poor people.
  2. The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers.
  3. A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens.

Questions about scyphi

What is scyphi the plural of?
Scyphi is the plural of scyphus.

Words near scyphi in the dictionary

  1. scyntigraphy
  2. scyon
  3. scyons
  4. scyphate
  5. scyphates
  6. scyphi
  7. scyphiform
  8. scyphiphorous
  9. scyphistoma
  10. scyphistomae
  11. scyphistomas

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