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Webster 1913 Edition


Cornucopia

Corˊnu-co′pi-a

(kôrˊnū̍-kō′pĭ-ȧ)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Cornucopias
(-ȧz)
.
[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.
2.
pl.
(Bot.)
A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form.
☞ Some writers maintain that this word should be written, in the singular,
cornu copiæ
, and in the plural,
cornua copiæ
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cornucopia

CORNUCOPIA

,
Noun.
[L., a horn, and plenty.]
1.
The horn of plenty, an emblem of abundance of fruits.
2.
In architecture and sculpture, the figure of a horn, from which fruits and flowers are represented as proceeding.

Definition 2024


cornucopia

cornucopia

See also: cornucópia

English

A cornucopia motif.

Noun

cornucopia (countable and uncountable, plural cornucopias)

  1. (Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted.
  2. A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.
  3. An abundance or plentiful supply.
    The store provided a veritable cornucopia of modern gadgets.

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Italian

Noun

cornucopia f (plural cornucopie)

  1. cornucopia