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tiger nut

tiger nut noun: the edible tuber of chufa (Cyperus esculentus).

tiger nut: the edible tuber of chufa (Cyperus esculentus)
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Noun

tiger nut (plural tiger nuts)

  1. (especially, in plural) The edible tuber of chufa (Cyperus esculentus).
    • Consequently, once established in some African regions, the tiger nut has become a weed that is difficult to eradicate. The fibrous “nuts” may be eaten raw out of hand, but they are usually roasted or cooked and added to soups.2004, Frederic Rosengarten, Jr., The Book of Edible Nuts, Courier Corporation, →ISBN, page 332

Forms of tiger nut

pluraltiger nuts
alternative formtigernut
alternative formtiger-nut

Questions about tiger nut

What does tiger nut mean?
Tiger nut means the edible tuber of chufa (Cyperus esculentus).
What part of speech is tiger nut?
Tiger nut is a noun.
What is the plural of tiger nut?
The plural of tiger nut is tiger nuts.

Words near tiger nut in the dictionary

  1. tiger mother
  2. tiger mothers
  3. tiger moths
  4. tiger mum
  5. tiger mums
  6. tiger nut
  7. tiger nuts
  8. tiger of a different stripe
  9. tiger paw
  10. tiger paws
  11. tiger pear

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