chufa Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
yellow nutgrass; ground almond; Cyperus esculentus; rush nut; earth almond.
WordNet
Chu"fa noun
Etymology
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(Bot.) A sedgelike plant ( Cyperus esculentus ) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond.