cyophoria (sioforia)

[NL., Cyperaceæ (si-pe-ra'sē-ē), n. pl. [NL., spikelets and are solitary in the axils of the glumaceous bracts. The fruit is a small coriaceous achene. The plants are found in all climates, and are often abundant little club-rushes for making mats, chair-bottoms, etc. The papyrus of Egypt was made from the stems of Cyperus Papyrus. The principal genera are Carex, Cyperus, Fimbristylis, Scirpus, Rhynchospora, and Scleria.