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Definition of Scyphi

Scyphi
Scyphus Scy"phus, n.; pl. Scyphi. [L., a cup, Gr. ?.] 1. (Antiq.) A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk. 2. (Bot.) (a) The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers. (b) A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called scypha. See Illust. of Cladonia pyxidata, under Lichen.

Meaning of Scyphi from wikipedia

- wide base to a point (called subulate), or flaring on cup-shaped scyphi. The scyphi are sometimes closed, or have a central perforation, forming structures...
- separated by rounded ridges. Compare: faveolate, foveolate. scyphus Plural scyphi. The cup-shaped part at the tip of a lichenized podetium, common in the...
- podetia of Cladonia monomorpha are scyphus-forming, around 1–3 cm high with scyphi measuring 4–8 mm wide. They are simple in form, gradually flaring, and covered...
- in examining the iconography of a pair of early Imperial Roman silver scyphi (drinking cups) embossed with motifs of centaurs ridden by erotes, part...
- Domitius Tutus; they include a matching pair of silver drinking cups (scyphi) with Dionysiac imagery of centaurs, and a pair of silver wine-jugs. Excavations...
- man distinguished for his exploits in war. I.27, Natis in usum laetitiae scyphis... – Let Moderation Reign – At a wine party, Horace endeavors to restrain...
- Van de Grift, "Tears and Revel: The Allegory of the Berthouville Centaur Scyphi" American Journal of Archaeology 88.3 (July 1984:377-88) esp. pp. 383, gives...
- initially lack cup-like structures (ascyphose), but soon develop very narrow scyphi (1–3 mm in diameter) at the tips. The surface of the podetia is rough and...