n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; sedge. ] (Bot.) A large genus of plants belonging to the Sedge family, and including the species called galingale, several bulrushes, and the Egyptian papyrus. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L. See Hesper. ]
The Sun was sunk, and after him the Star
Of Hesperus. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The genus of trees comprising the junipers.
n. [ From Peruse. ]
v. t.
Myself I then perused, and limb by limb
Surveyed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who peruses. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A second or repeated perusal. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To peruse again. Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]