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cep

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

Origin:
1860–65; < F cèpe < Gascon cep mushroom, tree trunk < L cip(p)us boundary stone, pillar
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cep or cèpe   (sěp)   
n.  See porcino.

[French cèpe, from Gascon cep, tree trunk, cep, from Latin cipus, cippus, post, boundary marker.]
por·ci·no   (pôr-chē'nō)   
n.   pl. por·ci·ni (-nē)
A large edible mushroom (Boletus edulis) widely distributed in woodlands, having a thick rounded brown cap. Also called cep.

[Italian, short for fungo porcino, porcine mushroom, from Latin porcīnus; see porcine.]
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Medical Dictionary

CEP abbr.
congenital erythropoietic porphyria

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
CEP
  1. Cepheus (constellation)

  2. Committee on Environmental Protection

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