cyperus esculentus

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cyperus esculentus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chufa \Chu"fa\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
     A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible
     tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in
     many regions; the earth almond.
     [1913 Webster]

cyperus esculentus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Cyperus esculentus
      n 1: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn:
           chufa, yellow nutgrass, earth almond, ground almond
           , rush nut, Cyperus esculentus]