nutgrass

nutgrass

(ˈnʌtˌɡrɑːs)

n

(Plants) a tuberous form of sedge that occurs in two varieties: Cyperus rotundus (regarded as a weed) and Cyperus esculentus (a deliberately grown plant)

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nutgrass - a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers Cyperus rotundus, nut grass, nut sedge, nutsedge sedge - grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers Cyperus, genus Cyperus - type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions

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