cyperaceous

cyperaceous
/suy'peuh ray"sheuhs, sip'euh-/, adj.
belonging to the Cyperaceae, the sedge family of plants. Cf. sedge family.
[1850-55; < NL Cyper(us) the typical genus (L: kind of rush < Gk kýpeiros a marsh plant) + -ACEOUS]

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