Scy″phus (?), n.; pl.Scyphi (#). [L., a cup, Gr. σκύφοσ.] 1. (Antiq.) A kind of large drinking cup, — used by Greeks and Romans, esp. by poor folk.
2. (Bot.) (a) The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers. (b) A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called scypha. See Illust. of Cladonia pyxidata, under Lichen.