cyperaceous
[ sahy-puh-rey-shuh s, sip-uh- ]
/ ˌsaɪ pəˈreɪ ʃəs, ˌsɪp ə- /
adjective
belonging to the Cyperaceae, the sedge family of plants.
Compare
sedge family.
Origin of cyperaceous
1850–55; < New Latin
Cypēr(us) the typical genus (Latin: kind of rush < Greek
kýpeiros a marsh plant) +
-aceous
Words nearby cyperaceous
cynosure,
cynthia,
cynwulf,
cyo,
cyod,
cyperaceous,
cypher,
cypress,
cypress knee,
cypress pine,
cypress spurge
British Dictionary definitions for cyperaceous
cyperaceous
/ (ˌsaɪpəˈreɪʃəs) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyperaceae, a family of grasslike flowering plants with solid triangular stems, including the sedges, bulrush, cotton grass, and certain rushes. Some are grown as water plants or as ornamental grasses; and Cyperus papyrus is the papyrus plant
Compare juncaceous
Word Origin for cyperaceous
C19: from New Latin
Cypērus type genus, from Latin
cypēros a kind of rush, from Greek
kupeiros marsh plant, probably of Semitic origin