Cor·nu·co·pi·a n.; pl. Cornucopias
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.
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