| chufa | (n) European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers, Syn. Cyperus esculentus, rush nut, ground almond, yellow nutgrass, earth almond |
| Chufa | ‖n. [ Sp. ] (Bot.) A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond. [ 1913 Webster ] |