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Cyperus
(gcide) | 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.
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cyperus
(wn) | Cyperus
n 1: type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs;
cosmopolitan except very cold regions [syn: Cyperus,
genus Cyperus] |
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Cyperus esculentus
(gcide) | Chufa \Chu"fa\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible
tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in
many regions; the earth almond.
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Cyperus longus
(gcide) | Galingale \Gal"in*gale\, n. [See Galangal.] (Bot.)
A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having
aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus. --Chaucer.
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Meadow, set with slender galingale. --Tennyson.
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Cyperus Papyrus
(gcide) | Papyrus \Pa*py"rus\, n.; pl. Papyri. [L., fr. Gr. pa`pyros.
See Paper.]
1. (Bot.) A tall rushlike plant (Cyperus Papyrus) of the
Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in
Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and
about an inch thick.
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2. The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It
was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin
longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and
pressed.
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3. A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written
scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or
Herculaneum.
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Cyperus rotundus
(gcide) | nutgrass \nut"grass`\, nut grass \nut" grass`\, n.(Bot.),
A widely distributed perennial plant of the Sedge family
(Cyperus rotundus, var. Hydra), which has slender
rootstocks bearing small, edible, nutlike tubers, by which
the plant multiplies exceedingly, especially in cotton
fields.
Syn: nutsedge, nut sedge, Cyperus rotundus.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]nutsedge \nutsedge\, nut sedge \nut sedge\n.
a widely distributed perennial sedge (Cyperus rotundus)
having small edible nutlike tubers; also called nut grass.
Syn: nutgrass, nut grass, Cyperus rotundus.
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carex pseudocyperus
(wn) | Carex pseudocyperus
n 1: tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitan
[syn: cypress sedge, Carex pseudocyperus] |
cyperus
(wn) | Cyperus
n 1: type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs;
cosmopolitan except very cold regions [syn: Cyperus,
genus Cyperus] |
cyperus alternifolius
(wn) | Cyperus alternifolius
n 1: African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water
plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender
grasslike leaves [syn: umbrella plant, umbrella sedge,
Cyperus alternifolius] |
cyperus esculentus
(wn) | Cyperus esculentus
n 1: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn:
chufa, yellow nutgrass, earth almond, {ground
almond}, rush nut, Cyperus esculentus] |
cyperus longus
(wn) | Cyperus longus
n 1: European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of
reddish flowers and aromatic roots [syn: galingale,
galangal, Cyperus longus] |
cyperus papyrus
(wn) | Cyperus papyrus
n 1: tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served
many purposes in historic times [syn: papyrus, {Egyptian
paper reed}, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, {paper
plant}, Cyperus papyrus] |
cyperus rotundus
(wn) | Cyperus rotundus
n 1: a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible
nutlike tubers [syn: nutgrass, nut grass, nutsedge,
nut sedge, Cyperus rotundus] |
genus cyperus
(wn) | genus Cyperus
n 1: type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs;
cosmopolitan except very cold regions [syn: Cyperus,
genus Cyperus] |
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