Scyphus

·noun A kind of large drinking cup, — used by Greeks and Romans, ·esp. by poor folk.

II. Scyphus ·noun The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers.

III. Scyphus ·noun A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called scypha. ·see ·Illust. of Cladonia pyxidata, under Lichen.