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View synonyms for horn of plenty
horn of plenty
noun
- an edible trumpet-shaped mushroom, Craterellus cornucopiodes, a type of chanterelle found under certain trees of eastern North America and the Pacific coast.
horn of plenty
noun
- another term for cornucopia
- an edible basidiomycetous fungus, Craterellus cornucopioides, related to the chanterelle and like it funnel shaped but dark brown inside and dark grey outside: found in broad-leaved woodland
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Word History and Origins
Origin of horn of plenty1
First recorded in 1580–90; translation of Late Latin cornūcōpia; cornucopia
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Example Sentences
The prize for the guest that guesses the nearest can be a little horn-of-plenty drinking glass.
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