Cyperus
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Cyperus esculentus as a lawn weed
See also: cyperus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin cyperus, from Ancient Greek κύπειρος (kúpeiros), alternative form of κύπειρον (kúpeiron).
Proper noun
Cyperus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – sedges, comprising about 600 species on all continents.
Synonyms
- (genus): flat sedge, galingale, umbrella sedge, papyrus sedge, nutsedge
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Cyperaceae - family; Cyperoideae - subfamily; Cypereae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cyperus esculentus (yellow nutsedge) - type species; Cyperus conglomeratus, Cyperus echinatus, Cyperus papyrus, Cyperus rotundus (nutgrass) - selected other species
References
Cyperus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cyperus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cyperus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cyperus at Tropicos
