cep

[ sep ]

/ sɛp /

noun

an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.

Nearby words

century, century plant, centésimo, ceo, ceorl, cep, cepaceous, cephal-, cephalad, cephalalgia, cephalate

Origin of cep

1860–65; < French cèpe < Gascon cep mushroom, tree trunk < Latin cip(p)us boundary stone, pillar

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Examples from the Web for cep

Another very bad sign is when the cep pluì sings near the encampment.
My Friends the Savages|Giovanni Battista Cerruti
I bin ahx da' 'Tildy gal fer marry me, un 'e no crack 'im bre't' fer mek answer 'cep' 'e bre'k out un lahf by me werry face.
Nights With Uncle Remus|Joel Chandler Harris
E bery foolish, 'cep' 'e is bin hab chance ter jump 'pon dem creetur.
Nights With Uncle Remus|Joel Chandler Harris
He never failed to blow dat bugle at break of day 'cep on Sundays, and evvybody on dat place 'pended on him to wake 'em up.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration

I never saw nothin' come of larnin' yet, 'cep'n worthlessness.
The Voice of the People|Ellen Glasgow

British Dictionary definitions for cep

cep

/ (sɛp) /

noun

another name for porcino

Word Origin for cep

C19: from French cèpe, from Gascon dialect cep, from Latin cippus stake

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Medicine definitions for cep

CEP

abbr.

congenital erythropoietic porphyria