Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cornucopia"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

2. pl. (Bot.) A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers
resembling the cornucopia in form.

Note: Some writers maintain that this word should be written,
in the singular, {cornu copi[ae]}, and in the plural,
{cornua copi[ae]}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

cornucopia
n : the property of being extremely abundant [syn: {profusion},
{profuseness}, {richness}]


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