'Cyperus esculentus' definitions:

Definition of 'Cyperus esculentus'

noun

European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: chufa, yellow nutgrass, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, Cyperus esculentus]

Definition of 'Cyperus esculentus'

From: GCIDE

Chufa \Chu"fa\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.) A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond. [1913 Webster]

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