nutgrass

nutgrass

(ˈnʌtˌɡrɑːs) n (Plants) a tuberous form of sedge that occurs in two varieties: Cyperus rotundus (regarded as a weed) and Cyperus esculentus (a deliberately grown plant)

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nutgrass - a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubersCyperus rotundus, nut grass, nut sedge, nutsedgesedge - grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowersCyperus, genus Cyperus - type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions