scy|phus

scy|phus
scy|phus «SY fuhs», noun, plural phi.
1. Botany. a cupshaped part, such as the end of a lichen's fruit stalk or the corolla of a flower.
2. an ancient Greek cup.
╂[< New Latin scyphus < Latin, a large drinking cup < Greek skýphos]

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