cyathus

noun

cy·​a·​thus

ˈsīəthəs

1

or kyathos

ˈkīəˌthäs

plural cyathi

-ˌthī

or kyathoi

-ˌthȯi

: a long-handled cup or earthenware ladle used especially in ancient Greece for filling drinking cups with wine

2

plural cyathi [New Latin, from Latin] : any small cup-shaped cavity or organ of a plant

especially : cupule sense 1c

3

capitalized [New Latin, from Latin] : a genus of bird's-nest fungi having the fruit body narrowed at the base and flaring at the top compare nidulariaceae

Word History

Etymology

Latin & Greek; Latin cyathus, from Greek kyathos; akin to Greek koilos hollow

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