n.; pl.Cornucopias [ 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 ]
☞ Some writers maintain that this word should be written, in the singular, cornu copiæ, and in the plural, cornua copiæ. [ 1913 Webster ]