cornucopia 音标拼音: [k
, ɔrnək'opiə]
n . 聚宝盆
聚宝盆
cornucopia n 1 :
a goat '
s horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity [
synonym : {
horn of plenty },
{
cornucopia }]
2 :
the property of being extremely abundant ; "
the profusion of detail "; "
the idiomatic richness of English " [
synonym :
{
profusion }, {
profuseness }, {
richness }, {
cornucopia }]
Cornucopia \
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
pl . (
Bot .)
A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
Some writers maintain that this word should be written ,
in the singular , {
cornu copi [
ae ]},
and in the plural ,
{
cornua copi [
ae ]}.
[
1913 Webster ]
Cornute 57 Moby Thesaurus words for "
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
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