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European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
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chufa
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: yellow nutgrass , earth almond , ground almond , rush nut , Cyperus esculentus ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (taxlink Cyperus esculentus species noshow=1), a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Usage examples of chufa.
Egyptians then domesticated the sycamore fig and a local vegetable called chufa.
Yosh's famished chaliko took advantage of the halt to scratch up a few chufas from the muddy earth.