2 definitions
for nutgrass
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
nutgrass \nut"grass`\, nut grass \nut" grass`\, n.(Bot.),
A widely distributed perennial plant of the Sedge family
({Cyperus rotundus, var. Hydra), which has slender
rootstocks bearing small, edible, nutlike tubers, by which
the plant multiplies exceedingly, especially in cotton
fields.
Syn: nutsedge, nut sedge, Cyperus rotundus.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
nutgrass
n : a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible
nutlike tubers [syn: nut grass, nutsedge, nut sedge,
Cyperus rotundus]
