cornucopias

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cornucopias - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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     2. pl. (Bot.) A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers
        resembling the cornucopia in form.
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     Note: Some writers maintain that this word should be written,
           in the singular, cornu copi[ae], and in the plural,
           cornua copi[ae].
           [1913 Webster] Cornute