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Cyperus \Cyp"e*rus\ (s?p"?-r?s), n. [NL., from Gr. ???? sedge.]

(Bot.) A large genus of plants belonging to the Sedge family, and including the species called galingale, several bulrushes, and the Egyptian papyrus. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Cyperus

noun

type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions [syn: genus Cyperus]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Cyperus \Cyp"e*rus\ (s?p"?-r?s), n. [NL., from Gr. ???? sedge.]

(Bot.) A large genus of plants belonging to the Sedge family, and including the species called galingale, several bulrushes, and the Egyptian papyrus.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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