nut grassn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌtɡrɑːs/,

/ˈnʌtɡras/, U.S.

/ˈnətˌɡræs/

Forms: see nut n.¹ and grass n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nut n.¹, grass n.¹

Etymology: < nut n.¹ + grass n.¹

Either of two widely naturalized small sedges whose roots form nutlike tubers, Cyperus rotundus (also called purple nut grass), which is a serious weed especially in tropical regions, and C. esculentus, which has an edible tuber and is sometimes cultivated.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > sedges > Cyperus or English galingale

earthnutc1300

cypressc1430

galangala1500

English galingale?1550

Cyperus1597

nut grass1750

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > sedges

starc1300

carexa1398

float-grassc1440

red sedge1480

sag1531

pry grassa1600

flea-grass1670

star-grass1782

sedge1785

sea sedge1796

sharp-pry-grass1803

blue star grass1807

whip-grass1814

flea-sedge1816

saw-grass1822

mud rush1824

tight-locka1825

nut grass1830

razor grass1834

twig-rush1836

nut rush1843

sand grass1856

mud sedge1859

niggerhead1859

nutsedge1861

pingao1867

sword-rush1875

tupak-grass1884

tussock-sedge1884

sennegrass1897

nigger's-head1921

1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados viii. 241 The Nut-Grass. This is of two Sorts, the one intirely propagating its Species by its Seed, the other by its numerous Nuts or Roots. The former is less prejudicial to the Planter.

1775 B. Romans Conc. Nat. Hist. E. & W. Florida 129 In Carolina it [sc. herbe au cheval] is called nutt grass from a nutt found at its root.

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 306 Cyperus Hydra is said by Dr. Hamilton to be a pest to the sugar-cane plantations of the West India Islands... The planters call it Nut Grass.

1847 W. Darlington Agric. Bot. 203 Creeping Cyperus... 'Nut Grass’, of Florida.

1857 A. Gray First Lessons Bot. (1866) 43 Tubers are produced, like those of the Nut-grass of the Southern States..and of the Jerusalem Artichoke.

1894 J. M. Coulter Bot. W. Texas iii. 463 Cyperus rotundus... From the South Atlantic and Gulf States to the Texan coast... Often called ‘nut grass’.

1903 ‘S. Rudd’ Our New Selection iv. 36 Nothing but burr and thistle and nut-grass grew.

1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft ii. 42 The little bulbs of the onion weed (or nut grass).

1992 H. Mitchell One Man's Garden x. 201 The nut grass [sc. Cyperus esculentus] has beautiful polished sedge leaves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nut grass
释义	nut grassn. Brit. /ˈnʌtɡrɑːs/, /ˈnʌtɡras/, U.S. /ˈnətˌɡræs/ Forms: see nut n.¹ and grass n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nut n.¹, grass n.¹ Etymology: < nut n.¹ + grass n.¹ Either of two widely naturalized small sedges whose roots form nutlike tubers, Cyperus rotundus (also called purple nut grass), which is a serious weed especially in tropical regions, and C. esculentus, which has an edible tuber and is sometimes cultivated. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > sedges > Cyperus or English galingale earthnutc1300 cypressc1430 galangala1500 English galingale?1550 Cyperus1597 nut grass1750 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [noun] > sedges starc1300 carexa1398 float-grassc1440 red sedge1480 sag1531 pry grassa1600 flea-grass1670 star-grass1782 sedge1785 sea sedge1796 sharp-pry-grass1803 blue star grass1807 whip-grass1814 flea-sedge1816 saw-grass1822 mud rush1824 tight-locka1825 nut grass1830 razor grass1834 twig-rush1836 nut rush1843 sand grass1856 mud sedge1859 niggerhead1859 nutsedge1861 pingao1867 sword-rush1875 tupak-grass1884 tussock-sedge1884 sennegrass1897 nigger's-head1921 1750 G. Hughes Nat. Hist. Barbados viii. 241 The Nut-Grass. This is of two Sorts, the one intirely propagating its Species by its Seed, the other by its numerous Nuts or Roots. The former is less prejudicial to the Planter. 1775 B. Romans Conc. Nat. Hist. E. & W. Florida 129 In Carolina it [sc. herbe au cheval] is called nutt grass from a nutt found at its root. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 306 Cyperus Hydra is said by Dr. Hamilton to be a pest to the sugar-cane plantations of the West India Islands... The planters call it Nut Grass. 1847 W. Darlington Agric. Bot. 203 Creeping Cyperus... 'Nut Grass’, of Florida. 1857 A. Gray First Lessons Bot. (1866) 43 Tubers are produced, like those of the Nut-grass of the Southern States..and of the Jerusalem Artichoke. 1894 J. M. Coulter Bot. W. Texas iii. 463 Cyperus rotundus... From the South Atlantic and Gulf States to the Texan coast... Often called ‘nut grass’. 1903 ‘S. Rudd’ Our New Selection iv. 36 Nothing but burr and thistle and nut-grass grew. 1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft ii. 42 The little bulbs of the onion weed (or nut grass). 1992 H. Mitchell One Man's Garden x. 201 The nut grass [sc. Cyperus esculentus] has beautiful polished sedge leaves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1750
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