Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nutsedge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
nutsedge
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of certain species of invasive perennial sedge, of the genus Cyperus, that have edible, nutlike tubers.

American usage

Etymology

From nut + sedge.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nutsedges (plural)

Phrases

false nutsedge purple nutsedge yellow nutsedge

Synonyms

nutgrass nut grass nut sedge cyperus rotundus

Questions

What does nutsedge mean?
Any of certain species of invasive perennial sedge, of the genus Cyperus, that have edible, nutlike tubers.
Where does nutsedge come from?
From nut + sedge.

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