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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. pl (Bot.) A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form Note: Some writers maintain that this word should be written, in the singular, {cornu copi[ae]}, and in the plural, {cornua copi[ae]}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cornucopia n : the property of being extremely abundant [syn: {profusion}, {profuseness}, {richness}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Cornucopia, WI Zip code(s): 54827
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