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nutgrass

nutgrass noun: any perennial sedge of species Cyperus esculentus or Cyperus rotundus, that has small edible nutlike tubers.

nutgrass: any perennial sedge of species Cyperus esculentus or Cyperus rotundus, that has small edible...
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Noun

nutgrass (plural nutgrasses)

  1. Any perennial sedge of species Cyperus esculentus or Cyperus rotundus, that has small edible nutlike tubers.

nutgrass meaning in Punjabi

nutgrass in Punjabi

Cyperus esculentus or Cyperus rotundus
ਮੋਥਾ mothā

Forms of nutgrass

pluralnutgrasses
alternative formnut grass
alternative formnut-grass

Origin of nutgrass

From nut + grass.

Questions about nutgrass

What does nutgrass mean?
Nutgrass means any perennial sedge of species Cyperus esculentus or Cyperus rotundus, that has small edible nutlike tubers.
What is nutgrass in Punjabi?
Nutgrass in Punjabi is ਮੋਥਾ (mothā). See Nutgrass meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is nutgrass?
Nutgrass is a noun.
What is the plural of nutgrass?
The plural of nutgrass is nutgrasses.

Words near nutgrass in the dictionary

  1. Nutfield
  2. nutgall
  3. nutgalls
  4. nutgraf
  5. nutgrafs
  6. nutgrass
  7. nutgrasses
  8. nuth
  9. nuthack
  10. nuthacker
  11. nuthackers

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