Cyperus (siperus)

[NL. (L. cyperos, cyperum), 1431 κυφός , humpbacked, bent forward, κύπτειν , bend.] In pathol . , a curvature of the spine, convex backward, Usually written kyphosis . Cyphusl (sī'fus), n. [NL., appar. κυφός , bent, curved, κύπτειν , bend.] 1. A genus of weevils, of the family Curculio nidæ. Schönherr, 1826.-2. A genus of South American barbets. The type is C. macrodactyl us . Also Cyphos." Spix , 1824. cyphus2, n. See scyphus . Cypræa (si-prē ́ä), n. [NL., with allusion to Cypria , Venus: see Cyprian .] A genus of gastropods, type of the family Cypræida ; the cowries. Cypræa moneta is the money-cowry, used in many parts of the world as a circulating medium. C. annulus is used by the Pacific islanders for barter, ornament, and other purposes. C. tigris is a handsome species, a frequent mantel-ornament. See cow cypræid (si-pre'id), Also Cyprea . n. bal.] 1. Pl. cyphellæ (-e). A cup-like pit or depre ion on the under surface of the thallus A gastropod of the in certain lichens. The color is usually white family Cypræida. or yellow. Also cyphel.-2. [cap.] A genus of hymenomycetous fungi, belonging to the family Auricular in i . The hymenium is inferior and confluent with the pileus, and the latter is somewhat cup-shaped and frequently pendulous.