Definition of genus cyperus Genus cyperus
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What does genus cyperus mean?
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| genus cyperus - type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions | ||
| Cyperus, genus Cyperus | ||
| liliopsid genus, monocot genus genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed | ||
| cyperaceae, family cyperaceae, sedge family bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant | ||
| cyperus alternifolius, umbrella sedge, umbrella plant African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves | ||
| chufa, cyperus esculentus, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, yellow nutgrass European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers | ||
| cyperus longus, galingale, galangal European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots | ||
| cyperus papyrus, egyptian paper reed, egyptian paper rush, paper plant, paper rush, papyrus a document written on papyrus | ||
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