sīˈpirəs, sə̇ˈ- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin cyperos, a kind of rush, from Greek kypeiros, probably of Sem. origin; akin to Hebrew kōper, a resin
: a genus of plants (family Cyperaceae) having the scales of the spikelet 2-ranked, the flowers all perfect, and the spikelets alike — see chufa , papyrus , umbrella plant