cyperus : Idioms & Phrases
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cyperus alternifolius
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noun African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves
umbrella sedge; umbrella plant.
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cyperus esculentus
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noun European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
chufa; yellow nutgrass; ground almond; rush nut; earth almond.
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cyperus longus
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noun European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
galingale; galangal.
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cyperus papyrus
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noun tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
Egyptian paper rush; Egyptian paper reed; papyrus; paper plant; paper rush.
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cyperus rotundus
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noun a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
nut sedge; nut grass; nutgrass; nutsedge.
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genus cyperus
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noun type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions
Cyperus.