CYPERACEOUS


Meaning of CYPERACEOUS in English

/suy'peuh ray"sheuhs, sip'euh-/ , adj.

belonging to the Cyperaceae, the sedge family of plants. Cf. sedge family .

[ 1850-55; Cyper ( us ) the typical genus (L: kind of rush kýpeiros a marsh plant) + -ACEOUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .