Cyperusn.

/sʌɪˈpɪərəs/

/ˈsʌɪpərəs/

Etymology: < Latin cypērus, -os, a kind of rush, < Greek κύπειρος, κύπερος (Herod.), an aromatic marsh-plant.

Botany.

A large genus of endogenous plants, giving its name to the family Cyperaceæ. About 700 species are described; C. longus is the Sweet Cyperus, or English Galingale, having aromatic and astringent roots.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > sedges > Cyperus or English galingale

earthnutc1300

cypressc1430

galangala1500

English galingale?1550

Cyperus1597

nut grass1750

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 11 Cyperus grasse hath rootes somewhat like Cyperus.

1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iv, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 170 Why Fenny waters afford the hottest and sweetest plants, as Calamus, Cyperus, and Crowfoot.

1767 F. Fawkes tr. Theocritus Idylliums v. 51 Lo! cyperus decks the ground.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	cyperus
释义	Cyperusn. /sʌɪˈpɪərəs//ˈsʌɪpərəs/ Etymology: < Latin cypērus, -os, a kind of rush, < Greek κύπειρος, κύπερος (Herod.), an aromatic marsh-plant. Botany. A large genus of endogenous plants, giving its name to the family Cyperaceæ. About 700 species are described; C. longus is the Sweet Cyperus, or English Galingale, having aromatic and astringent roots. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > sedges > Cyperus or English galingale earthnutc1300 cypressc1430 galangala1500 English galingale?1550 Cyperus1597 nut grass1750 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 11 Cyperus grasse hath rootes somewhat like Cyperus. 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iv, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 170 Why Fenny waters afford the hottest and sweetest plants, as Calamus, Cyperus, and Crowfoot. 1767 F. Fawkes tr. Theocritus Idylliums v. 51 Lo! cyperus decks the ground. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1597
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