About The Word Cornucopia
Learn about the word Cornucopia to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Cornucopia definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Cornucopia
| Cornucopia Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Cornucopia?
[n] the property of being extremely abundant
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cornucopia: profuseness | profusion | richness Related Terms | Find terms related to Cornucopia: abundance | accumulation | amassment | backlog | bonanza | budget | collection | commissariat | commissary | cumulation | dump | endless supply | font | fount | fountain | gold mine | heap | hoard | horn of Amalthea | horn of plenty | inventory | larder | lode | mass | material | materials | materiel | mine | munitions | pile | plenitude | plenty | provisionment | provisions | quarry | rations | repertoire | repertory | resource | rick | source | source of supply | spring | stack | staple | stock | stock-in-trade | stockpile | store | stores | supplies | supply on hand | treasure | treasury | vein | well | wellspring See Also | abundance | copiousness | greenness | overgrowth | teemingness | verdancy | verdure Cornucopia In Webster's Dictionary \Cor`nu*co"pi*a\ (k[^o]r`n[-u]*k[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.;
pl. {Cornucopias} (-[.a]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[ae]}, and in the plural,
{cornua copi[ae]}.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Galician ‐ the dialect of Portuguese (sometimes regarded as a dialect of…
- Militarism ‐ aggressiveness that involves the threat of using…
- Gallop ‐ a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four…
- Eastern roman empire ‐ a continuation of the Roman Empire in the East after AD 330 when…
- Ironic ‐ characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between…
- Japanese barberry ‐ compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread…
- Cambodian ‐ a native or inhabitant of Cambodia [adj] of or relating to or…
- Fix-it shop ‐ a shop specializing in repairs and…
- Liverish ‐ irritable as if suffering from indigestion [adj] suffering from…
- Sheet pile ‐ a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth…