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scyphus definition

scy·phus (sī′fəs)

noun pl. scyphi scy′·phi (-fī′)

  1. a form of ancient Greek cup with two handles and a flat bottom
  2. Bot. a cup-shaped part, as in some flowers

Etymology: L < Gr skyphos

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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