CYPERUS ROTUNDUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cyperus rotundus mean? 

• CYPERUS ROTUNDUS (noun)
  The noun CYPERUS ROTUNDUS has 1 sense:

1. a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers

  Familiarity information: CYPERUS ROTUNDUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYPERUS ROTUNDUS (noun)

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Meaning:

A widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cyperus rotundus; nut grass; nut sedge; nutgrass; nutsedge

Hypernyms ("Cyperus rotundus" is a kind of...):

sedge (grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers)

Holonyms ("Cyperus rotundus" is a member of...):

Cyperus; genus Cyperus (type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions)