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tiger nuts

tiger nuts is the plural of tiger nut.

Meaning of tiger nut

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

Questions about tiger nuts

What is tiger nuts the plural of?
Tiger nuts is the plural of tiger nut.

Words near tiger nuts in the dictionary

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

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