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Webster 1913 Edition
Cyperus
Cyp′e-rus
(s?p′?-r?s)
, Noun.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] sedge.]
(Bot.)
A large genus of plants belonging to the Sedge family, and including the species called galingale, several bulrushes, and the Egyptian papyrus.
Definition 2024
Cyperus
Cyperus
See also: cyperus
Translingual
Cyperus esculentus as a lawn weed
Proper noun
Cyperus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – sedges, comprising about 600 species on all continents.
Synonyms
- (genus): flat sedge, galingale, umbrella sedge, papyrus sedge, nutsedge
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Cyperaceae - family; Cyperoideae - subfamily; Cypereae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cyperus esculentus - type species
cyperus
cyperus
See also: Cyperus
English
Noun
cyperus (plural cyperuses)
Usage notes
Found especially in the common names of specific species, such as Monterey cyperus and Hansen's cyperus.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κύπειρος (kúpeiros).
Noun
cypērus f (genitive cypērī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cypērus | cypērī |
| genitive | cypērī | cypērōrum |
| dative | cypērō | cypērīs |
| accusative | cypērum | cypērōs |
| ablative | cypērō | cypērīs |
| vocative | cypēre | cypērī |