English Dictionary: Cornucopia | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Cornucopia | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cornucopia \Cor`nu*co"pi*a\ (k[ocir]r`n[usl]*k[omac]"p[icr]*[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. 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 copi[91]}, and in the plural, {cornua copi[91]}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Cornucopia, WI Zip code(s): 54827 |