Cyperus

See also: cyperus

Translingual

Cyperus esculentus as a lawn weed

Etymology

From Latin cyperus, from Ancient Greek κύπειρος (kúpeiros), alternative form of κύπειρον (kúpeiron).

Proper noun

Cyperus f

1. 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 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