cep

[ sep ]

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

Origin of cep

1
1860–65; <French cèpe<Gascon cep mushroom, tree trunk <Latin cip(p)us boundary stone, pillar

Words Nearby cep

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use cep in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for cep

cep

/ (sɛp) /


noun
  1. another name for porcino

Origin of cep

1
C19: from French cèpe, from Gascon dialect cep, from Latin cippus stake

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012