Part 741

Cyp`er*a"ceous (s?p`?r-?"sh?s or s?`p?r-), a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large family of plants of which the sedge is the type.

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.

Cy"pher (s?"f?r), n. & v. See Cipher.

||Cyph`o*nau"tes (s?f`?-n?"t?z), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?; bent + &?;&?;&?;&?; sailor.] (Zo÷l.) The free-swimming, bivalve larva of certain Bryozoa.

Cyph"o*nism (s?f`?-n?z'm or s&?;"f&?;-), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?; a crooked piece of wood, a sort of pillory, fr. &?;&?;&?; bent, stooping.] A punishment sometimes used by the ancients, consisting in the besmearing of the criminal with honey, and exposing him to insects. It is still in use among some Oriental nations.

||Cy*prŠ"a (s?-pr?"?), n. [NL.; cf. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; a name of Venus.] (Zo÷l.) A genus of mollusks, including the cowries. See Cowrie.

Cy`pres" (s?`pr?" or s?`pr?s"), n. [OF., nearly.] (Law) A rule for construing written instruments so as to conform as nearly to the intention of the parties as is consistent with law. Mozley & W.

Cy"press (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. Cypresses (-&?;z). [OE. cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr&?;s, L. cupressus, cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g&?;pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot) A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its durability.

&fist; Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, the evergreen American cypress, C. thyoides (now called Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea), and the deciduous American cypress, Taxodium distichum. As having anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs, the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and sadness.

Cypress vine (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white flowers (Ipotťa Quamoclit, formerly Quamoclit vulgaris).

Cyp"ri*an (s?p"r?-a]/>n), a. [L. Cyprius, fr. Cyprus, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, an island in the Mediterranean, renowned for the worship of Venus.] 1. Belonging to Cyprus.

2. Of, pertaining, or conducing to, lewdness.

Cyp"ri*an, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Cyprus, especially of ancient Cyprus; a Cypriot.

2. A lewd woman; a harlot.

Cyp"rine (s?p"r?n or s?"pr?n), a. [Cf. Cypress.] Of or pertaining to the cypress.

Cyp"rine, a. [See Cyprinoid.] (Zo÷l.) Cyprinoid.

Cy*prin"o*dont (s?-pr?n"?-d?nt), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; kind of carp + &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;&?;, a tooth.] (Zo÷l.) One of the Cyprinodontidae, a family of fishes including the killifishes or minnows. See Minnow.

Cyp"ri*noid (s?p"r?-noid), a. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; a kind of carp + -oid.] (Zo÷l.) Like the carp (Cyprinus). -- n. One of the Cyprinidae, or Carp family, as the goldfish, barbel, etc.

Cyp"ri*ot (s?p"r?-?t), n. [F. Cypriot, Chypriot.] A native or inhabitant of Cyprus.

||Cyp`ri*pe"di*um (s?p`r?-p?"d?-?m), n. [NL., fr. Cypris Venus + pes, pedis, foot.] (Bot.) A genus of orchidaceous plants including the lady's slipper.

||Cy"pris (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. Cyprides (s&?;p"r&?;-d&?;z). [L. Cypris, the Cyprian goddess Venus, Gr. Ky`pris. See Cyprian.] (Zo÷l.) A genus of small, bivalve, fresh-water Crustacea, belonging to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus.

Cy"prus (s?"pr?s), n. [OE. cipres, cypirs; perh. so named as being first manufactured in Cyprus. Cf. Cipers.] A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to, crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most common, and used for mourning. [Obs.]

Lawn as white as driven snow, Cyprus black as e'er was crow. Shak.

Cy"prus*lawn` (-l?n`), n. Same as Cyprus. Milton.

||Cyp"se*la (s?p"s?-l?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; any hollow vessel.] (Bot.) A one-seeded, one-celled, indehiscent fruit; an achene with the calyx tube adherent.

Cyp*sel"i*form (s?p-s?l"?-f?rm), a. [L. cypselus a kind of swallow, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; + - form.] (Zo÷l.) Like or belonging to the swifts (CypselidŠ.)

Cyr`e*na"ic (s?r`?-n?"?k or s?`r?-), a. [L. Cyrenaicus, fr. Cyrene, in Libya.] Pertaining to Cyrenaica, an ancient country of northern Africa, and to Cyrene, its principal city; also, to a school of philosophy founded by Aristippus, a native of Cyrene. -- n. A native of Cyrenaica; also, a disciple of the school of Aristippus. See Cyrenian, n.

Cy*re"ni*an (s?-r?"n?-a]/>n), a. Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa; Cyrenaic.