Crossword clues for chufa
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chufa
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.
Wiktionary
chufa
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.
WordNet
chufa
n. European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: yellow nutgrass, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, Cyperus esculentus]
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.