cipre
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See also: Cipre
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
A back-formation from cipres, interpreted as a plural.
Alternative forms
Noun
cipre (plural cipres)
- (rare) A cypress (the tree Cupressus sempervirens)
- Synonym: cipres
References
- “cī̆pres(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin cyprus, from Ancient Greek κῠ́προς (kúpros); compare Cipre (“Cyprus”).
Alternative forms
Noun
cipre (uncountable)
- (rare) henna (the shrub Lawsonia inermis)
References
- “cipre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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