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  • 31yellow nut-grass — valgomoji viksvuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Viksvuolinių šeimos maistinis, vaistinis augalas (Cyperus esculentus), paplitęs visame pasaulyje. Naudojamas gėrimams gaminti. atitikmenys: lot. Cyperus esculentus angl. earth almond;… …

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  • 32Spanish nut — Spanish Span ish, a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. [1913 Webster] {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca alorifolia}) with rigid spine tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern …

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  • 33The Computer Nut — (1984) is a children s novel written by Betsy Byars. Kate Morrison, the title character, is receiving messages on her computer purportedly from an extraterrestrial, BB 9, who claims he can monitor and control all computers on Earth. At first, she …

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  • 34Hazel earth — Hazel Ha zel (h[=a] z l), n. [OE. hasel, AS. h[ae]sel; akin to D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan & Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.] 1. (Bot.) A shrub or small tree of the genus {Corylus}, as the {Corylus avellana},… …

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  • 35Meat earth — Meat Meat (m[=e]t), n. [OE. mete, AS. mete; akin to OS. mat, meti, D. met hashed meat, G. mettwurst sausage, OHG. maz food, Icel. matr, Sw. mat, Dan. mad, Goth. mats. Cf. {Mast} fruit, {Mush}.] 1. Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment …

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  • 36rush nut — noun European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers • Syn: ↑chufa, ↑yellow nutgrass, ↑earth almond, ↑ground almond, ↑Cyperus esculentus • Hypernyms: ↑sedge • Member Holonyms …

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  • 37Earthnut — Earth Nut * Truffle * Peanut * Roots and tubers: ** Lathyrus tuberosus ** Conopodium majus ** Bunium persicum See also * Groundnut Earth Nut Early Europeans called the common potato the Earth Nut when they first tried it …

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  • 38earthnut — earth•nut [[t]ˈɜrθˌnʌt[/t]] n. pln any of various roots, tubers, or underground growths, as the peanut or the truffle • Etymology: bef. 900 …

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  • 39groundnut — /grownd nut /, n. 1. Also called wild bean, potato bean. a twining, North American plant, Apios americana (or A. tuberosa), of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant brownish flowers and an edible tuber. 2. any of several other plants… …

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