cipre

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See also: Cipre

Middle English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiprə/, /ˈsipər/, /ˈsiːp-/

Etymology 1

A back-formation from cipres, interpreted as a plural.

Alternative forms

Noun

cipre (plural cipres)

  1. (rare) A cypress (the tree Cupressus sempervirens)
    Synonym: cipres
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin cyprus, from Ancient Greek κῠ́προς (kúpros); compare Cipre (Cyprus).

Alternative forms

Noun

cipre (uncountable)

  1. (rare) henna (the shrub Lawsonia inermis)
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