Cyperus
noun
Cy·pe·rus
sīˈpirəs,
sə̇ˈ-
: a genus of plants (family Cyperaceae) having the scales of the spikelet 2-ranked, the flowers all perfect, and the spikelets alike see galingale sense 2, nut grass sense 1a, papyrus sense 1, umbrella plant sense 1
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin cyperos, a kind of rush, from Greek kypeiros, probably of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew kōper, a resin