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Chufa

Chufa Meaning & Definition
Chufa Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chufa?

[n] European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Chufa: Cyperus esculentus | earth almond | ground almond | rush nut | yellow nutgrass

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See Also | Cyperus | genus Cyperus | sedge

Chufa In Webster's Dictionary

\Chu"fa\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.) A sedgelike plant ({Cyperus esculentus}) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond.

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