Cornucopias

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cornucopia \Cor`nu*co"pi*a\ (k[^o]r`n[-u]*k[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.;
     pl. {Cornucopias} (-[.a]z). [L. cornu copiae horn of plenty.
     See {Horn}, and {Copious}.]
     1. The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are
        represented as issuing. It is an emblem of abundance.
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     2. pl. (Bot.) A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers
        resembling the cornucopia in form.
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     Note: Some writers maintain that this word should be written,
           in the singular, {cornu copi[ae]}, and in the plural,
           {cornua copi[ae]}.
           [1913 Webster] Cornute