cyprine

English

Adjective

cyprine (comparative more cyprine, superlative most cyprine)

1. (botany) Of or pertaining to the cypress.

Anagrams

• pyrenic

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.pʁin/

Etymology 1

From Latin cyprium (“copper”) + -ine.

Noun

cyprine f (plural cyprines)

1. (mineralogy) a blue variety of vesuvianite

Hypernyms

• vésuvianite

Etymology 2

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

Noun

cyprine f (plural cyprines)

1. (sex) vaginal lubrication, vaginal fluid

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

cyprīne

1. vocative singular of cyprīnus