Definition of Cyperus rotundus

1. Noun. A widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers.

Exact synonyms: Nut Grass, Nut Sedge, Nutgrass, Nutsedge
Generic synonyms: Sedge
Group relationships: Cyperus, Genus Cyperus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyperus Rotundus

Cynopterus sphinx
Cynoscephalae
Cynoscion
Cynoscion nebulosus
Cynoscion regalis
Cynthia
Cynwulf
Cyon
Cyon's nerve
Cyperaceae
Cyperus
Cyperus alternifolius
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperus longus
Cyperus papyrus
Cyperus rotundus
Cyphomandra
Cypraea
Cypraea moneta
Cypraea tigris
Cypraeidae
Cyprians
Cyprinodontidae
Cyprinus
Cyprinus carpio
Cypriot
Cypriot Arabic
Cypriot monetary unit
Cypriot pound

Literary usage of Cyperus rotundus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Philippine Journal of Science by Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) (1907)
"cyperus rotundus Presi. ! Rei. ... It may be Mariscus Thunbergii Schrader; it certainly is not our cyperus rotundus Linn. 17. Cyperus stolonifer Retz. ..."

2. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"cyperus rotundus, Linn., Rottb. 28, t. 14, f. 2. Vernacular.—Motha (Hind, and Beng.)t Korai (Tarn. ..."

3. A Botanical Materia Medica by Jonathan Stokes (1812)
"0 palustris. Spikes 4 tenths of an inch long. Obs. 1481. Salt marsh at Shirley Wich, Staffordshire. —L. JE Huds. 21. « Bot. arrang. 50 * t cyperus rotundus ..."

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