CORNUCOPIA
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Cor`nu*co"pi*a (k&ô;r`n&uuptack_;*k&ō;"pĭ*&adot_;), n.; pl. Cornucopias (-&adot_;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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&hand_; Some writers maintain that this word should be written, in the singular, cornu copiæ, and in the plural, cornua copiæ.
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