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Cyperus
Cyperus (family Cyperaceae) A genus of usually perennial herbs that have stolons, tubers, or rhizomes. They have erect stems with a leafy base. Flowers are borne in a terminal umbel. The fruits are trigonous nuts. C. papyrus (paper-reed) is a riverside plant growing up to 4 m high whose stems used to be split into thin strips to make papyrus paper. There are about 600 species, found in tropical and warm temperate regions.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cyperus." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cyperus." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Cyperus.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cyperus." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Cyperus.html |
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tiger nut
tiger nut Tuber of grass‐like sedge, Cyperus esculentus, also earth or ground almond, chufa nut, rush nut, nut sedge, 5–20 mm long, usually available in partly dried condition. Mainly starch and fat (75% mono‐unsaturated); a rich source of dietary fibre (19 g/100 g). See also horchata de chufas.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "tiger nut." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "tiger nut." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-tigernut.html DAVID A. BENDER. "tiger nut." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-tigernut.html |
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chufa
chufa See tiger nut.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "chufa." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "chufa." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-chufa.html DAVID A. BENDER. "chufa." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-chufa.html |
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