HyperDic: nut_grass

English > 1 sense of the expression nut grass:
NOUNplantnut grass, nutgrass, nutsedge, nut sedge, Cyperus rotundusa widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
English > nut grass: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers.
Synonymsnutgrass, nutsedge, nut sedge, Cyperus rotundus
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
Spanishnutgrass
Catalannutgrass

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