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EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.
Nutgrass
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nutgrass — ut grass , nut grass ut grass , n.(Bot.), A widely distributed perennial plant of the Sedge family ({Cyperus rotundus}, var. Hydra), which has slender rootstocks bearing small, edible, nutlike tubers, by which the plant multiplies exceedingly,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nutgrass — noun A perennial sedge, Cyperus rotundus, that has small edible nutlike tubers … Wiktionary
nutgrass — /ˈnʌtgras/ (say nutgrahs) noun any of various sedges of the genus Cyperus bearing small nut like tubers, especially C. rotundus, a troublesome weed. Also, nut grass …
nutgrass — noun a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers • Syn: ↑nut grass, ↑nutsedge, ↑nut sedge, ↑Cyperus rotundus • Hypernyms: ↑sedge • Member Holonyms: ↑Cyperus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
yellow nutgrass — noun European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers • Syn: ↑chufa, ↑earth almond, ↑ground almond, ↑rush nut, ↑Cyperus esculentus • Hypernyms: ↑sedge • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cyperus rotundus — nutgrass ut grass , nut grass ut grass , n.(Bot.), A widely distributed perennial plant of the Sedge family ({Cyperus rotundus}, var. Hydra), which has slender rootstocks bearing small, edible, nutlike tubers, by which the plant multiplies… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cyperus rotundus — nutgrass ut grass , nut grass ut grass , n.(Bot.), A widely distributed perennial plant of the Sedge family ({Cyperus rotundus}, var. Hydra), which has slender rootstocks bearing small, edible, nutlike tubers, by which the plant multiplies… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nut grass — nutgrass ut grass , nut grass ut grass , n.(Bot.), A widely distributed perennial plant of the Sedge family ({Cyperus rotundus}, var. Hydra), which has slender rootstocks bearing small, edible, nutlike tubers, by which the plant multiplies… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White-sided Jackrabbit — Taxobox name = White sided JackrabbitMSW3 Hoffmann | pages = 196] status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 status ref = IUCN2006 | assessors = Lagomorph Specialist Group | year = 1996 | id = 11792 | title = Lepus callotis | downloaded = 2006 05… … Wikipedia
Cyperus — noun type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions • Syn: ↑genus Cyperus • Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus, ↑Cyperaceae, ↑family Cyperaceae, ↑sedge family … Useful english dictionary
