cornucopia

I recently heard the word cornucopia used in the BBC soap East Enders as 'a cornucopia of things in an antiques shop'... It's one of those words that if you say it a few times it becomes something really wierd :~))

cornucopia (in Latin also cornu copiae) or horn of plenty is a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, nuts, other edibles, or wealth in some form.

In America it's become synonymous with Thanksgiving and is often used as a centre piece for the table.

edible cornucopia

 

A cornucopia made of bread, prepared for a Thanksgiving meal in 2005 for U.S. Navy personnel