cyperus rotundus

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   a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers

   Synonymsnutgrassnut grassnutsedgenut sedge

   Broadersedge

   Part ofCyperus

Questions about cyperus rotundus

What does cyperus rotundus mean?

cyperus rotundus means "a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers".

What is another word for cyperus rotundus?

Close synonyms include nutgrass, nut grass, nutsedge, nut sedge. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cyperus rotundus a common word?

cyperus rotundus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.