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Cyperus esculentus (also
called chufa,
tiger nut, atadwe,
yellow nutsedge,
earth almond, and in Chishona, pfende) is a
species of
plant in the
sedge family...
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names "nut gr****" and "nut sedge" –
shared with the
related species Cyperus esculentus – are
derived from its tubers, that
somewhat resemble nuts, although...
- 2012). "Physicochemical and
binder properties of
starch obtained from
Cyperus esculentus". AAPS PharmSciTech. 13 (2): 379–388. doi:10.1208/s12249-012-9761-z...
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Valencian or
Chufa horchata is made with
dried and
sweetened tiger nuts (
Cyperus esculentus). This form of
horchata is now
properly called orxata de xufa. It...
- notably:
Cyperus alternifolius syn. C.
involucratus (umbrella papyrus)
Cyperus albostriatus (dwarf
umbrella sedge),
formerly called C. diffusus)
Cyperus haspan...
- chufa,
Cyperus esculentus/
Cyperus rotundus, a
cultivated crop and
common weed),
white star
sedge (Rhynchospora colorata), and
umbrella sedge (
Cyperus alternifolius)...
- insects.
Compare the
flowers of the insect-pollinated
sedge Cyperus sphaerocephalus and the
closely related, but wind-pollinated,
Cyperus esculentus....
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important pre-agricultural food
sources for man. Two sedges,
chufa (
Cyperus esculentus, also a
significant weed) and
water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) are...
- (ginger)
Tuberous stem
Apios americana (hog
potato or groundnut)
Cyperus esculentus (tigernut or chufa)
Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem
artichoke or sunchoke)...
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batatas Taro
Colocasia esculenta Ti
Cordyline fruticosa Tigernut Cyperus esculentus Turmeric Cur****a
longa Turnip Br****ica rapa (rapifera) Ube (Purple...
