NUT GRASS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers

Synonyms:

Cyperus rotundus; nut grass; nut sedge; nutgrass; nutsedge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("nut grass" 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 ("nut grass" is a member of...):

Cyperus; genus Cyperus (type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions)