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cyperus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
cype-r-us
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any sedge of genus Cyperus.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Cyperus. Further from Latin cypērus and Ancient Greek κύπειρος (kúpeiros).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Cyperus, cypērus, κύπειρος

Inflected Forms

cyperuses (plural)

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

flatsedge gallingale

Questions

What does cyperus mean?
Any sedge of genus Cyperus.
Where does cyperus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce cyperus

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