Cyperus


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Noun1.Cyperus - type genus of CyperaceaeCyperus - type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions
genus Cyperus
liliopsid genus, monocot 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
Cyperus alternifolius, umbrella sedge, umbrella plant - African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves
chufa, Cyperus esculentus, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, yellow nutgrass - European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
Cyperus longus, galingale, galangal - European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
Cyperus papyrus, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper plant, paper rush, papyrus - tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
Cyperus rotundus, nut grass, nut sedge, nutgrass, nutsedge - a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
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So damp was the ground, that there were large beds of a coarse cyperus, in which great numbers of a very small water-rail lived and bred.
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Since most of them can read and write, they can adopt technologies that can add values to Typha latifolia and Cyperus species in addition to making mattresses such as mats, baskets, hats and Umbrella.
Mattress making using Typha latifolia and Cyprus species of Chefa wetland in Kemissie, ethiopia: a means for livelihood improvement
The following weeds were found: Amaranthus deflexus (pigweed), Amaranthus spinosus (spiny amaranth), Amaranthus viridis (slender amaranth), Cyperus spp.
Growth, production and quality of pineapple in response to herbicide use/Crescimento, producao e qualidade do abacaxizeiro em resposta ao uso de herbicidas
A total of twenty five frequently occurring weeds were sampled out of which seventeen Viz., Convolvulus arvensis, Polygonum plebejum, Cenchrus setigerus, Phalaris minor, Coronopus didymus, Euphorbia prostrata, Cynodon dactylon, Rumex dentatus, Euphorbia spp., Cyperus rotundus, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Launaea nudicaulis, Ageratum conyzoides, Avena fatua, Cnicus arvensis, Chenopodium murale, and Malva neglecta were sampled from wheat fields, whereas eight species of weeds namely Solanum nigrum, Cyperus rotundus, Euphorbia hirta, Malvestrum coromandelianum, Conyza ambigua, Convolvulus arvensis, Poa annua and Oxalis corniculata were sampled for invertebrate fauna from sugarcane fields.
STATUS OF TROPHIC GUILD OF INVERTEBRATES UTILIZING WEEDS OF WHEAT AND SUGARCANE FIELDS OF FAISALABAD
The caramel from malted tubers of Cyperus esculentus may be used to add body, flavor, or color to certain baked products, non-alcoholic malt beverages and dark beers, and in the production of condiments.
Tiger nut: as a plant, its derivatives and benefits
We are truly sorry to hear that your garden has become infested with yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus), which compares in scope to a plague of locusts.
Weed watch: how to kill nutsedge
A participacao de especies perenes de ciclo estival de bom potencial forrageiro, responsaveis pela maior contribuicao para a producao de materia seca na pastagem natural, destacando-se as do genero Paspalum e a especie Axonopus affinis, foi reduzida ou essas especies desapareceram da pastagem sendo substituidas por indesejadas de menor palatabilidade como Sporobolus indicus e Cyperus lanceolatus nos tratamentos com introducao de especies e uso de herbicida glifosato (Tabela 1).
Vegetation dynamics in natural pasture and pasture overseeded with cool season species with and without the use of herbicide/Dinamica vegetacional em pastagem natural e pastagem sobresemeada com especies de estacao fria com e sem o uso de herbicida
The whole plant of Cyperus rotundus was used to treat puerperal fever, while flowers were used in the treatment of chronic dysentery.
A comparison of medicinal plant usage by folk medicinal practitioners of two adjoining villages in Lalmonirhat district, Bangladesh
Tonduz 1287 Cynoglossum amabile 1940-11-13 Maria del Carmen Roviralta 8 Cyperus papyrus 1906-09-29 Oton Jimenez 76 Cyperus flavescens 1892-10-31 A.
Urban vegetation change after a hundred years in a tropical city (San Jose de Costa Rica)

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