Definition of Cyperus longus

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

Exact synonyms: Galangal, Galingale
Generic synonyms: Sedge
Group relationships: Cyperus, Genus Cyperus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyperus Longus

Cynomys ludovicianus
Cynopterus
Cynopterus sphinx
Cynoscephalae
Cynoscion
Cynoscion nebulosus
Cynoscion regalis
Cynthia
Cynwulf
Cyon
Cyon's nerve
Cyperaceae
Cyperus
Cyperus alternifolius
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperus longus (current term)
Cyperus papyrus
Cyperus rotundus
Cyphomandra
Cypraea
Cypraea moneta
Cypraea tigris
Cypraeidae
Cyprians
Cyprinodontidae
Cyprinus
Cyprinus carpio
Cypriot
Cypriot Arabic

Literary usage of Cyperus longus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"Fl. (3) Cyperus longus, L.—Ger. A contraction of the Latin name. Cypress, Field. ... Cypress Root, or Sweet C. Cyperus longus, L.—Prior, p. 61. ..."

2. The Phytologist: A Popular Botanical Miscellany edited by George Luxford, Edward Newman (1842)
"Cyperus longus in the Isle of Wight. It will, I have no doubt, interest the ... I first detected Cyperus longus, which I had always calculated on eventually ..."

3. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1868)
"In one of the two Isle of Wight localities for Cyperus longus, Linn., the plant is likely to be exterminated. On my way to another plant yesterday morning, ..."

4. The Forest Cantons of Switzerland: Lucerne, Schwyz, Uri, Unterwalden by J. Sowerby (1892)
"In Canton Unterwalden Cyperus longus is found on the shores of the Lake of Sarnen, and near Sarnen Eragrostis pilosa; Orchis Traunsteineri in wet meadows ..."

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