Chufa

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chufa \Chu"fa\, 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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chufa
       n : European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: {yellow
           nutgrass}, {earth almond}, {ground almond}, {rush nut}, {Cyperus
           esculentus}]