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Cyperus
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cyperus
Translingual
thumb|Cyperus esculentus as a lawn weed
Etymology
From mul la cyperus, from mul grc κύπειρος, alternative form of grc κύπειρον.
Proper noun
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genus family Cyperaceae sedges, comprising about 600 species on all continents
Synonyms
genus flat sedge, galingale, umbrella sedge, papyrus sedge, nutsedge
Hypernyms
genus ; Cyperoideae - subfamily; Cypereae tribe - tribe
Hyponyms
genus Cyperus esculentus species (yellow nutsedge) - type species; Cyperus conglomeratus species, Cyperus echinatus species, Cyperus papyrus species, Cyperus rotundus species (nutgrass) - selected other species
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