rush nut

noun

The plant Cyperus esculentus, having edible tubers.

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Meanings

nounrush nut (plural rush nuts)

plural rush nuts

  1. The plant Cyperus esculentus, having edible tubers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean sedge having small edible nutlike tubers

Similar
chufayellow nutgrassearth almondground almondCyperus esculentus
Broader
sedge
Also see
chufaearth almond

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

rush nut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rush%20nut

MLA

“rush nut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rush%20nut. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rush nut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rush%20nut.

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