\Scy"phus\, n.; pl. {Scyphi}. [L., a cup, Gr. ?.]
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}.