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单词 scyphus
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scyphus

[ sahy-fuhs ]
/ ˈsaɪ fəs /

noun, plural scy·phi [sahy-fahy]. /ˈsaɪ faɪ/.

a cup-shaped part, as of a flower.
skyphos.

Origin of scyphus

First recorded in 1720–80; from Latin, from Greek skýphos; see origin at skyphos

Words nearby scyphus

scyphi-, scyphiform, scyphistoma, scyphoid, scyphozoan, scyphus, Scyros, scythe, Scythia, Scythian, Scythian lamb
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Example sentences from the Web for scyphus

  • The generic name for a cup was poculum, but the Romans borrowed many of the Greek names, such as cantharus and scyphus.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various

  • In the Sixth City appear forms more nearly approaching those of later times, particularly prototypes of the cantharus and scyphus.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for scyphus

scyphus
/ (ˈsaɪfəs) /

noun plural -phi (-faɪ)

an ancient Greek two-handled drinking cup without a footed base
botany a cuplike body formed at the end of the thallus in certain lichens

Word Origin for scyphus

C18: from Latin: goblet, from Greek skuphos
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