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cep
[ sep ]
/ sɛp /
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noun
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
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Origin of cep
1860–65; <French cèpe<Gascon cep mushroom, tree trunk <Latin cip(p)us boundary stone, pillar
Words nearby cep
centurion, century, century plant, CEO, ceorl, cep, cepaceous, cèpe, cephal-, cephalad, cephalalgia
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Word Origin for cep
C19: from French cèpe, from Gascon dialect cep, from Latin cippus stake
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