Cornucopia

02325 Cor`nu*co"pi*a (k?r`n?-k?"p?-?), n.; pl. Cornucopias (-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. pluf pl. /pluf (Bot.) A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form. note &hand; Some writers maintain that this word should be written, in the singular, cornu copi\'91, and in the plural, cornua copi\'91. /note