Cyperus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cyperus \Cyp"e*rus\ (s?p"?-r?s), n. [NL., from Gr. ???? sedge.]
     (Bot.)
     A large genus of plants belonging to the Sedge family, and
     including the species called galingale, several bulrushes,
     and the Egyptian papyrus.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Cyperus
       n : type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs;
           cosmopolitan except very cold regions [syn: {genus
           Cyperus}]