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Definition of Nut grass

Nut grass
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 Nut grass from wikipedia

- Nut gr**** or nutgr**** may refer to: Cyperus eragrostis, tall nutgr**** Cyperus esculentus, yellow nutsedge, yellow nutgr**** Cyperus rotundus, coco-gr****...
- other symbols. Cyperus rotundus (coco-gr****, Java gr****, nut gr****, purple nut sedge or purple nutsedge, red nut sedge, Khmer kravanh chruk) is a species...
- Look up nut or nuts in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nut often refers to: Nut (fruit), fruit composed of a hard s**** and a seed, or a collective noun...
- Irish root Liquorice Long pepper (Piper longum) Malabar nut (Seed of Adhatoda vasica) Nut gr**** Pot****ium sorbate Raisins Round zedoary Sandalwood Sesame...
- Shagbark hickory Kola nut Macadamia Malabar almond Malabar chestnut Mamoncillo Mongongo Ogbono Paradise nut Pili Pistachio Shea nut Walnuts, including:...
- Cyperus victoriensis, also known as channel nut gr**** is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to all the states and territories of mainland...
- upon by modern hunter-gathers according to ethnohistorical records. The nut-gr**** tubers that were found are known for having some toxins and a surplus...
- wild paddy (Oryza rufipogon), crested floating heart (Nymphoides), and nut gr**** (Cyperus), have been replaced by invasive species. The marshland is located...
- 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...
- intertropical regions could produce a vigorous vegetation. Besides the Cocoa nut which is so numerous as at first to appear the only tree, there are five...