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Noun: cornucopia  ,kor-n(y)u'kow-pee-u
  1. A goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
    "The Thanksgiving centrepiece featured a cornucopia overflowing with autumn produce";
    - horn of plenty
     
  2. Great abundance; a more than sufficient quantity
    "The cornucopia of flowers in the garden was breathtaking";
    - profusion, profuseness, richness, plethora

Derived forms: cornucopias

Type of: abundance, copiousness, symbol, symbolic representation, symbolisation [Brit], symbolization, teemingness

Encyclopedia: Cornucopia, Oregon