My name begins with a yellow grain, ends with abundance, and I hold the autumn harvest on the table in a curved basket. What am I?
A cornucopia
The word 'cornucopia' comes from Latin roots meaning 'horn of plenty.' The riddle highlights the word's prefix 'corn' (the yellow harvest grain) and its definition as a horn-shaped basket brimming with fruit and agricultural bounty.
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