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Definition of Cyperus rotundus

Cyperus rotundus
Nut Nut, n. [OE. nute, note, AS. hnutu; akin to D. noot, G. nuss, OHG. nuz, Icel. hnot, Sw. n["o]t, Dan. n["o]d.] 1. (Bot.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel. 2. A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion. See Illust. of lst Bolt. 3. The tumbler of a gunlock. --Knight. 4. (Naut.) A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place. Check nut, Jam nut, Lock nut, a nut which is screwed up tightly against another nut on the same bolt or screw, in order to prevent accidental unscrewing of the first nut. Nut buoy. See under Buoy. Nut coal, screened coal of a size smaller than stove coal and larger than pea coal; -- called also chestnut coal. Nut crab (Zo["o]l.), any leucosoid crab of the genus Ebalia as, Ebalia tuberosa of Europe. Nut grass (Bot.), a plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus rotundus, var. Hydra), which has slender rootstocks bearing small, nutlike tubers, by which the plant multiplies exceedingly, especially in cotton fields. Nut lock, a device, as a metal plate bent up at the corners, to prevent a nut from becoming unscrewed, as by jarring.

Meaning of Cyperus rotundus from wikipedia

- rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Cyperus rotundus (coco-gr****, Java gr****, nut gr****, purple nut sedge or purple nutsedge...
- moth) in North America. Cyperus esculentus likely reached the new world through ocean currents before the Holocene. Cyperus esculentus is cultivated...
- nutsedge, C. rotundus, are considered invasive weeds in much of the world. Around 700 species are currently recognised in the genus Cyperus. Many fossil...
- chufa, Cyperus esculentus/Cyperus rotundus, a cultivated crop and common weed), white star sedge (Rhynchospora colorata), and umbrella sedge (Cyperus alternifolius)...
- a sesquiterpene originally discovered in the tubers of Java gr**** (Cyperus rotundus). Rotundone is also present in the essential oils of black pepper,...
- closely related to highly invasive sedges such as purple nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus), priprioca is less prolific and competitive than its relative. It...
- extract obtained from the crushing of leaves and bulbs of coco-gr**** (Cyperus rotundus) is used as an excellent rooting of cuttings and seedlings of various...
- indication of stress during childhood and evidence of healed injuries. Cyperus rotundus, also known as purple nut sedge, is present within all periods. It...
- called the head-town of Pitsilia. The town took its name from the plant Cyperus rotundus (kyperos). Kyperounda was established during the Byzantine period....
- Cyperus rotundus, known as Cyperus_rotundus|Nagarmotha / Musta in ayurvedic medicine Mosta, Malta an album by Pate Mustajärvi This disambiguation page...