HyperDic: earth_almond

English > 1 sense of the expression earth almond:
NOUNplantearth almond, chufa, yellow nutgrass, ground almond, rush nut, Cyperus esculentusEuropean sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
English > earth almond: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEuropean sedge having small edible nutlike tubers.
Synonymschufa, yellow nutgrass, ground almond, rush nut, Cyperus esculentus
Member ofCyperus, genus Cyperustype genus of Cyperaceae
Broadersedgegrasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
Spanishchufa
CatalanCyperus esculentus, xufa, xufla

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