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nutgrass

/ˈnʌt.ɡrɑːs/

Traduction: Plante herbacée vivace de la famille des cypéracées, largement répandue, connue pour ses petits tubercules comestibles rappelant des noix.

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noun

formalcommonscientific/ˈnʌt.ɡrɑːs/

A widely distributed perennial sedge known for its small, edible, nut-like tubers.

  • 🇫🇷Plante herbacée vivace de la famille des cypéracées, largement répandue, connue pour ses petits tubercules comestibles rappelant des noix.
  1. A type of weed C1 formal

    A widely distributed perennial sedge with small edible nutlike tubers, often considered a troublesome weed in gardens and lawns.

    • Nutgrass is notoriously difficult to eradicate from lawns.
    • The gardener spent hours trying to remove the nutgrass from the flower bed.
    • Despite its nuisance, the tubers of nutgrass are edible and have a nutty flavor.

    🇫🇷Souchet comestible (adventice)

    Synonymes: chufanutsedge

  • nutgrasses plural form
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  • nutgrass's possessive singular form