SCYPHUS


Meaning of SCYPHUS in English

n. (pl. scyphi)

1. Gk Antiq. a footless drinking-cup with two handles below the level of the rim.

2 Bot. a cup-shaped part as in a narcissus flower or in lichens.

Derivatives:

scyphose adj.

Etymology: mod.L f. Gk skuphos

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.