Cyperus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin cyperus, from Ancient Greek κύπειρος (kúpeiros), alternative form of κύπειρον (kúpeiron). === Proper noun === Cyperus f A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – sedges, comprising about 600 species on all continents. ==== Synonyms ==== (genus): flat sedge, galingale, umbrella sedge, papyrus sedge, nutsedge ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Cyperaceae – family; Cyperoideae - subfamily; Cypereae - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Cyperus esculentus (yellow nutsedge) - type species; Cyperus conglomeratus, Cyperus echinatus, Cyperus papyrus, Cyperus rotundus (nutgrass) - selected other species === References === Cyperus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cyperus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Cyperus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Cyperus at Tropicos