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Cypress vine (Bot.), a climbing
plant with red or white flowers (Ipotœa 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.] (Zoöl.) Cyprinoid.

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


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