cipre

See also: Cipre

Middle English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsiprə/, /ˈsipər/, /ˈsiːp-/

Etymology 1

A back-formation from cipres, interpreted as a plural.

Alternative forms

cypre, cypur

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

ciprus, cipur

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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