cyathus
noun
cy·a·thus
| \ ˈsīəthəs\
Definition of cyathus
1
or kyathos \ ˈkīəˌthäs \ plural cyathi\ -ˌthī\
or kyathoi\ -ˌthȯi\
: a long-handled cup or earthenware ladle used especially in ancient Greece for filling drinking cups with wine
2
plural cyathi
[ New Latin, from Latin ]
: any small cup-shaped cavity or organ of a plant
especially
: cupule sense 1c
3
capitalized
[ New Latin, from Latin ]
: a genus of bird's-nest fungi having the fruit body narrowed at the base and flaring at the top — compare nidulariaceae
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