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scyphus

scyphus noun: a kind of large drinking cup used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, especially by poor people.

scyphus: a kind of large drinking cup used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, especially by poor people
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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.

scyphus meaning in Tamil

scyphus in Tamil

குடுவைக்குடிகலம், குடுவைக் குடிகலம்

Forms of scyphus

pluralscyphi

Origin of scyphus

Borrowed from Latin scyphus (“cup”), from Ancient Greek σκῠ́φος (skŭ́phos).

Questions about scyphus

What does scyphus mean?
Scyphus means a kind of large drinking cup used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, especially by poor people.
What is scyphus in Tamil?
Scyphus in Tamil is குடுவைக்குடிகலம், குடுவைக் குடிகலம். See Scyphus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scyphus?
Scyphus is a noun.
What is the plural of scyphus?
The plural of scyphus is scyphi.

Words near scyphus in the dictionary

  1. scyphos
  2. scyphose
  3. scyphozoa
  4. scyphozoan
  5. scyphozoans
  6. scyphus
  7. scytale
  8. scytales
  9. scytalinid
  10. scytalinids
  11. Scytalism

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