yellow nutsedge
noun
variants
or less commonly yellow nut grass
: a widely distributed weedy sedge (Cyperus esculentus) with small, edible, rapidly produced, nutlike tubers
Yellow nutsedge is a perennial grass-like weed with triangular leaves and a yellow-green color.—
Richard Burton, Secrets to a Great Lawn, 2001
Richard Burton, Secrets to a Great Lawn, 2001In one year, a single yellow nutsedge (nutgrass) can produce 1,900 new plants.—Dan Vierria, The Sacramento (California) Bee, 28 Jan. 2006
Dan Vierria, The Sacramento (California) Bee, 28 Jan. 2006called also earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, tigernut
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