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CHUFA
chufa, yellow nutgrass, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, Cyperus esculentus
(noun) European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chufa (plural chufas)
Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts).
Synonyms
• chufa sedge, yellow nutsedge, tigernut sedge, earthalmond
Anagrams
• fauch
Source: Wiktionary
Chu"fa, n. Etym: [Sp.] (Bot.)
Definition: A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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