cyprine

English edit

Adjective edit

cyprine (comparative more cyprine, superlative most cyprine)

(botany) Of or pertaining to the cypress.

Anagrams edit

pyrenic

French edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /si.pʁin/

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin cyprium (“copper”) + -ine.

Noun edit

cyprine f (plural cyprines)

(mineralogy) a blue variety of vesuvianite

Hypernyms edit

vésuvianite

Etymology 2 edit

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κύπρις (kúpris), an epithet of Aphrodite, + -ine

Noun edit

cyprine f (plural cyprines)

(sex) vaginal lubrication, vaginal fluid

Further reading edit

“cyprine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin edit

Noun edit

cyprīne

vocative singular of cyprīnus

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