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Meaning of "cyperaceous" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CYPERACEOUS

From New Latin Cypērus type genus, from Latin cypēros a kind of rush, from Greek kupeiros marsh plant, probably of Semitic origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CYPERACEOUS

ˌsaɪpəˈreɪʃəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CYPERACEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cyperaceous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CYPERACEOUS

araceous · arboraceous · burseraceous · butyraceous · camphoraceous · ceraceous · cichoraceous · droseraceous · furfuraceous · lauraceous · oleraceous · papaveraceous · papyraceous · passifloraceous · piperaceous · stercoraceous · unveracious · veracious · voracious · zinziberaceous

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CYPERACEOUS

cypher · cypress · cypress pine · cypress vine · Cyprian · cyprid · cyprine · cyprinid · cyprinodont · cyprinoid · Cypriot · Cypriote · cypripedia · cypripedium · cypris · cyproheptadine · cyproterone · Cyprus · cypsela

WORDS THAT END LIKE CYPERACEOUS

arenaceous · argillaceous · carbonaceous · chartaceous · coriaceous · cretaceous · crustaceous · curvaceous · diatomaceous · farinaceous · gorgeous · herbaceous · micaceous · olivaceous · predaceous · proteinaceous · sebaceous · siliceous · the Cretaceous · tuffaceous · violaceous

Synonyms and antonyms of cyperaceous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cyperaceous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CYPERACEOUS

Find out the translation of cyperaceous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cyperaceous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cyperaceous» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

莎草科
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

ciperáceas
570 millions of speakers
en

English

cyperaceous
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

cyperaceous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cyperaceous
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

cyperaceous
278 millions of speakers
pt

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cyperaceous
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

cyperaceous
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

cypéracées
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Cyperaceous
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Cyperaceae
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

カヤツリグサ科
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

cyperaceous
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Cyperaceous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cyperaceous
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

cyperaceous
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सायपरेटीस
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

cyperaceous
70 millions of speakers
it

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cyperaceous
65 millions of speakers
pl

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cyperaceous
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

cyperaceous
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cyperaceous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κυπεροειδή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cyperaceous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cyperaceous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cyperaceous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cyperaceous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CYPERACEOUS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cyperaceous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CYPERACEOUS»

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Flora of New Zealand: Adventive cyperaceous, petalous & ...
The aim of these electronic versions is to increase awareness and improve access to this information by making them available via the Internet, in a searchable form, and to add value by linking them with other online resources such as Ngā ...
Harry Howard Allan, Elizabeth Edgar, Lucy B. Moore, 1980
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The Biology of Peatlands, 2e
An example is the lower limit of Calluna vulgaris used by Malmer (1962a,b). o Lawns are most of the time 5—20 cm above water table; graminoids ( cyperaceous plants, grasses, etc.) are dominant. Because of their strong rooting systems, ...
Håkan Rydin, John K. Jeglum, 2013
3
The Prehistory of Food: Appetites for Change
The Hammam/Sabi Abyad Cyperaceous values fluctuate rather wildly (Figure 19.8), but there appears to be no clear correlation with crop plant proportions. The fairly good representation of Cyperaceae at Hammam and Sabi Abyad may be ...
Chris Gosden, Professor of European Archaeology Chris Gosden, Jon G. Hather, 2004
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Professional paper - United States Geological Survey
It grew on a finely striated monocotyledonous leaf about a centimeter in width, that suggests a large-leaved cyperaceous plant or possibly a segment of a palm leaf. The fungus is disposed in two or three longitudinal rows down the center of ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1930
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Proceedings of a monitoring tour and workshop on integrated ...
Among weeds located in Cuba (Table 1), 9 (nine) are worldwide distributed and only 1 (one) is in broadleaves group, 5 (five) are of poaceae family and cyperaceous the remaining. Taking into account the number and importance of species ...
Jorge L. Armenta Soto, 1993
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The flora of the Denver and associated formations of Colorado
It grew on a finely striated monocotyledonous leaf about a centimeter in width, that suggests a large-leaved cyperaceous plant or possibly a segment of a palm leaf. The fungus is disposed in two or three longitudinal rows down the center of ...
Frank Hall Knowlton, Edward Wilber Berry, 1930
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The Biodiversity of African Plants
wet flush vegetation, communities in seasonal rock-pools and an ephemeral flush vegetation usually adjacent to cyperaceous mats. Additionally, characteristic species in rock fissures occur; larger inselbergs often provide habitats for ...
L.J.G. Van der Maesen, X.M. van der Burgt, J.M. van Medenbach de Rooy, 1996
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Changing Climates, Earth Systems and Society
... the generation of precise and accurate 14C chronologies since above-ground parts of identified plants can be selected for 14C AMS dating (preferably Sphagnum stems and leaves free of fungal contamination), and cyperaceous roots and ...
J. R. Dodson, 2010
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International Rice Research Newsletter
International Rice Research Institute. Composition of graminaceous and cyperaceous weed flora during a 2-year period at the plant virus experimental field, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. Effect of transplanting time of TN1 seedlings on the ...
International Rice Research Institute, 1979
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Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and ...
Alleged late Cretaceous records are probably not cyperaceous, or doubtful at least. Therefore it seems reasonable to set the appearance of this family in the Paleocene. The Cenozoic history of the Cyperaceae is rather well documented for N ...
Klaus Kubitzki, H. Huber, 1998

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CYPERACEOUS»

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Northern China's Harbin hailed as the 'Paris of the Orient'
... rosaceous and cyperaceous plants. A total of 122 categories plants and 190 types of species have been recovered, according to Harbin Sun ... «China Post, Sep 11»
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