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Definition of Chufa
1. Noun. European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers.
Generic synonyms: Sedge
Group relationships: Cyperus, Genus Cyperus
Definition of Chufa
1. n. A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond.
Definition of Chufa
1. Noun. ''Cyperus esculentus'', a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chufa
1. a European sedge [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chufa
Literary usage of Chufa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Successful Farming; a Ready Reference on All Phases of Agriculture for by Frank Duane Gardner (1916)
"Roots, such as cassava and chufa, are enlargements of the roots. According to
the last census Canada produced nearly 200000 acres of root crops, ..."
2. The Cultivatorby New York State Agricultural Society by New York State Agricultural Society (1857)
"I do nut wish to be understood that our people are all like those mentioned, but
very far from it. The chufa or Earth Almond. ..."
3. The California Culturist: A Journal of Agriculture, Horticulture, Mechanism (1860)
"That the chufa is worth about five times as much as potatoes, and is equal to,
or better than maize as a fat-producing food, will instantly be seen by ..."
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