Cyperus esculentus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The 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]

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