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CHUFA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
Synonyms:
chufa; Cyperus esculentus; earth almond; ground almond; rush nut; yellow nutgrass
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chufa" is a kind of...):
sedge (grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers)
Holonyms ("chufa" is a member of...):
Cyperus; genus Cyperus (type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions)