Definition of Cyperus esculentus. Meaning of Cyperus esculentus. Synonyms of Cyperus esculentus

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Definition of Cyperus esculentus

Cyperus esculentus
Chufa 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.

Meaning of Cyperus esculentus from wikipedia

- 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...
- names "nut gr****" and "nut sedge" – shared with the related species Cyperus esculentus – are derived from its tubers, that somewhat resemble nuts, although...
- hunting wild game, and foraging for pine nuts and roots such as Cyperus esculentus. The Tövusidökadö tended to follow various spiritual leaders and community...
- 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...
- (ginger) Tuberous stem Apios americana (hog potato or groundnut) Cyperus esculentus (tigernut or chufa) Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke or sunchoke)...
- chufa, Cyperus esculentus/Cyperus rotundus, a cultivated crop and common weed), white star sedge (Rhynchospora colorata), and umbrella sedge (Cyperus alternifolius)...
- now Cyperus a****inatus Cyperus involucratus Rottb. - now Cyperus alternifolius Cyperus variabilis Salzm. ex Steud. – now Cyperus esculentus Cyperus zanzibarensis...
- 2012). "Physicochemical and binder properties of starch obtained from Cyperus esculentus". AAPS PharmSciTech. 13 (2): 379–388. doi:10.1208/s12249-012-9761-z...
- important pre-agricultural food sources for man. Two sedges, chufa (Cyperus esculentus, also a significant weed) and water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) are...