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Definition: cornua copiae
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].
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