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EARTH ALMOND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does earth almond mean? 

EARTH ALMOND (noun)
  The noun EARTH ALMOND has 1 sense:

1. European sedge having small edible nutlike tubersplay

  Familiarity information: EARTH ALMOND used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EARTH ALMOND (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

chufa; Cyperus esculentus; earth almond; ground almond; rush nut; yellow nutgrass

Hypernyms ("earth almond" is a kind of...):

sedge (grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers)

Holonyms ("earth almond" is a member of...):

Cyperus; genus Cyperus (type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions)


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