SCARLET CUP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scarlet cup mean? 

• SCARLET CUP (noun)
  The noun SCARLET CUP has 1 sense:

1. a discomycete that is a harbinger of spring; the fruiting body is thin and tough and saucer-shaped (about the size of quarter to a half dollar) with a deep bright red upper surface and a whitish exterior

  Familiarity information: SCARLET CUP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCARLET CUP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A discomycete that is a harbinger of spring; the fruiting body is thin and tough and saucer-shaped (about the size of quarter to a half dollar) with a deep bright red upper surface and a whitish exterior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Sarcoscypha coccinea; scarlet cup

Hypernyms ("scarlet cup" is a kind of...):

cup fungus; discomycete (any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes)