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 ]
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 ]