nutsedge
/ˈnʌtˌsɛdʒ/
noun
- A common weed with long, grass-like leaves and small, nut-like tubers that grow underground.
- Yellow nutsedge often appears in lawns during hot, wet weather.
- The gardener pulled out the nutsedge by hand, but some roots remained.
- Nutsedge is hard to get rid of because its tubers can stay in the soil for years.
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