Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
Cyperus .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
perennial sedge , Cyperus rotundus, that has smalledible nutlike tubers
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
- noun a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
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Examples
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It has been used in Guatemala and parts of Honduras to eliminate serious weeds such as nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus), Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) and imperata grass (Imperata cylindrica).
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It has been used in Guatemala and parts of Honduras to eliminate serious weeds such as nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus), Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactilon) and imperata grass (Imperate cylindrica).
28 additional technical notes about tropical agriculture 1996
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I bought sum kitteh grass cuz Mitts lubs to nom nom nom on teh stoopy nutgrass owtsyde.
My cute innocent face - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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A few weeds like nutsedge (nutgrass) belong to neither category, but are sedges, all of which have triangular stems.
Chapter 10 1981
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To reduce the spread of nutgrass, get to work removing plants before they have five to six leaves.
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Dilute a package of SledgeHammer in water to spray 1,000 square feet of nutgrass.
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To keep it controlled, you should regularly and persistently remove plants or use a special herbicide designed to kill nutgrass.
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If you treat nutgrass with SedgeHammer, you may have to apply it four or five times during the warm weather nutgrass season.
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Gowan Co. produces the chemical called SedgeHammer (formerly by Monsanto, then called Manage) that can be used in lawns on yellow and purple nutgrass.
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When I remove nutgrass, I use a weeding tool to lift and loosen the soil below the plant while holding the plant with my other hand.
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