Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun genus_cyperus

1 sense of genus cyperus

Sense 1
Cyperus, genus Cyperus -- (type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions)
       => monocot genus, liliopsid genus -- (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
       => Cyperaceae, family Cyperaceae, sedge family -- (bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant)