What is "nutgrass"

nutgrass \nut"grass`\, nut grass \nut" 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, especially in cotton fields.

Syn: nutsedge, nut sedge, Cyperus rotundus.

n. A perennial sedge, ''Cyperus rotundus'', that has small edible nutlike tubers

n. a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: nut grass, nutsedge, nut sedge, Cyperus rotundus]