Thesaurus: cornucopia
The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing. It is an emblem of abundance.
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Definitions
- n. The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing. It is an emblem of abundance.
- n. A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form.
- n. a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
- n. the property of being extremely abundant
- 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 copiæ, and in the plural, cornua copiæ.
- A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling thecornucopia in form.
- n:100 n a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity n the property of being extremely abundant