2 definitions
for Cyperus
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Cyperus \Cyp"e*rus\ (s?p"?-r?s), n. [NL., from Gr. ???? sedge.]
(Bot.)
A large genus of plants belonging to the Sedge family, and
including the species called galingale, several bulrushes,
and the Egyptian papyrus.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
Cyperus
n : type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs;
cosmopolitan except very cold regions [syn: genus
Cyperus]