horn of plenty

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horn of plenty

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Calque of Latin cornūcōpia.

noun horns of plenty · plenty's horn

A cornucopia. There are other mysteries expressed by the bison horn, the Paleolithic original of which the classical cornucopia is a copy: the horn of plenty is the universal vulva from which emerge all the creatures of life, plants, animals, and humans.
An edible chanterelle of species (Craterellus cornucopioides.
Similar: black chanterelle, black trumpet, trumpet of the dead

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@misc{horn_of_plenty_2026,
  title = {horn of plenty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/horn%20of%20plenty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}