Scyphus

2 definitions found

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

  Scyphus \Scy"phus\, n.; pl. {Scyphi}. [L., a cup, Gr. sky`fos.]
     1. (Antiq.) A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks
        and Romans, esp. by poor folk.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Bot.)


        (a) The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the
            corolla in other flowers.
        (b) A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called
            {scypha}. See Illust. of {Cladonia pyxidata}, under
            {Lichen}.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scyphus
       n : an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base
       [also: {scyphi} (pl)]