— cornucopian , adj. — cornucopiate /kawr'neuh koh"pee it/ , adj.
/kawr'neuh koh"pee euh, -nyeuh-/ , n.
1. Class. Myth. a horn containing food, drink, etc., in endless supply, said to have been a horn of the goat Amalthaea.
2. a representation of this horn, used as a symbol of abundance.
3. an abundant, overflowing supply.
4. a horn-shaped or conical receptacle or ornament.
[ 1585-95; cornu HORN (see CORNU) + copiae of plenty (gen. s. of copia ); see COPIOUS ]