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Definition of Cyperus esculentus
1. Noun. European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers.
Exact synonyms: Chufa, Earth Almond, Ground Almond, Rush Nut, Yellow Nutgrass
Generic synonyms: Sedge
Group relationships: Cyperus, Genus Cyperus
Generic synonyms: Sedge
Group relationships: Cyperus, Genus Cyperus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyperus Esculentus
Literary usage of Cyperus esculentus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Record of Science and Industry for 1871-78 by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1878)
"Some members of the Central Horticultural Society of France are engaged on some
cultural and applicatory experiments with cyperus esculentus — a sedge ..."
2. The plants of the Bible, trees and shrubs by John Hutton Balfour (1885)
"Hence the cyperus esculentus—so called from its esculent qualities—has been
conjectured to be the flag of the Bible. It belongs to the natural order ..."
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