HyperDic: yellow_nutgrass

English > 1 sense of the expression yellow nutgrass:
NOUNplantyellow nutgrass, chufa, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, Cyperus esculentusEuropean sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
English > yellow nutgrass: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEuropean sedge having small edible nutlike tubers.
Synonymschufa, earth almond, 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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