tiger nut

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tiger nut (plural tiger nuts)

  1. (especially in the plural) The edible tuber of chufa (Cyperus esculentus).
    • 2004, Frederic Rosengarten, Jr., The Book of Edible Nuts, Courier Corporation, →ISBN, page 332:
      Consequently, once established in some African regions, the tiger nut has become a weed that is difficult to eradicate. The fibrous “nuts” may be eaten raw out of hand, but they are usually roasted or cooked and added to soups.

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