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nut grass

–noun
either of two sedges, Cyperus rotundus or C. esculentus, that have small, nutlike tubers and are often troublesome weeds.
Also called nut sedge.


Origin:
1765–75, Americanism
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nut grass

noun
a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: nutgrass
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