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cy·pe·rus
\sīˈpirəs, sə̇ˈ-\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin cyperos, a kind of rush, from Greek kypeiros, probably of Sem. origin; akin to Hebrew kōper, a resin
: a genus of plants (family Cyperaceae) having the scales of the spikelet 2-ranked, the flowers all perfect, and the spikelets alike — see chufa, papyrus, umbrella plant |