cyathus
noun
cy·a·thus
ˈsīəthəs
1
or kyathos plural cyathi
ˈkīəˌthäs
-ˌthī
or kyathoi -ˌthȯi
: a long-handled cup or earthenware ladle used especially in ancient Greece for filling drinking cups with wine 2
plural cyathi [New Latin, from Latin] : any small cup-shaped cavity or organ of a plant
especially : cupule sense 1c
3
capitalized [New Latin, from Latin] : a genus of bird's-nest fungi having the fruit body narrowed at the base and flaring at the top compare nidulariaceae
Word History
Etymology
Latin & Greek; Latin cyathus, from Greek kyathos; akin to Greek koilos hollow
- get shot of
- get smart with
- get some sun
- get someone good
- get someone noticed
- get someone or something wrong
- get someone out of
- get someone out of something
- get someone out of trouble
- get someone wrong
- get someone's attention
- get someone's dander up
- get someone's drift
- get someone's goat
- get someone's measure
- get something off one's chest
- get something out of
- get something out of something or someone
- get something over with
- get something right
- get something straight
- get something through to
- get something through to someone
- get somewhere
- get sound pine