cyperus

What does cyperus mean?

cyperus means "type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions".

How many syllables are in cyperus?

cyperus has 3 syllables and divides as cy-pe-rus under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for cyperus?

Close synonyms include genus Cyperus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cyperus a common word?

cyperus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for cyperus come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.