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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] Cornute57 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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