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Rush Nut (Noun)

Meaning

European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

  • The botanist identified the European sedge plant, commonly known for its rush nut.
  • She had a few rush nut specimens stored in the university's herbarium.
  • Some edible tubers of rush nut plants grow under water and must be dived for.
  • Drying and then pounding rush nut is said to have once made an effective thickening agent for cooking.
  • Because it doesn't appear above water except to seed, harvesting rush nut required one to forage at exactly the right moment.

Synonyms

  • Cyperus Esculentus
  • Chufa
  • Earth Almond
  • Yellow Nutgrass
  • Ground Almond

Hypernyms

  • Sedge
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