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scyphus definition and meaning

n. A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk.
n. The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers.
n. A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called scypha. See Illust. of Cladonia pyxidata, under Lichen.