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CYPERUS LONGUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cyperus longus mean? 

CYPERUS LONGUS (noun)
  The noun CYPERUS LONGUS has 1 sense:

1. European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic rootsplay

  Familiarity information: CYPERUS LONGUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CYPERUS LONGUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cyperus longus; galangal; galingale

Hypernyms ("Cyperus longus" is a kind of...):

sedge (grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers)

Holonyms ("Cyperus longus" is a member of...):

Cyperus; genus Cyperus (type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions)


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