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tigernut

tigernut is the alternative form 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

Forms of tigernut

pluraltigernuts

Questions about tigernut

What is tigernut the alternative form of?
Tigernut is the alternative form of tiger nut.

Words near tigernut in the dictionary

  1. tigerling
  2. tigerlings
  3. tigerly
  4. Tigerman
  5. tigermeat
  6. tigernut
  7. tigernuts
  8. tigerproof
  9. tigers
  10. tigerskin
  11. tigerskins

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