noun
- Plural of nutgrass; sedge plants (genus Cyperus) with small tubers that resemble nuts, often considered weeds in gardens and lawns.
Usage: Usually used in plural form; Common in warm climates; Also called nutsedge
Examples
- The gardener spent weeks removing nutgrasses from the flower bed.
- Nutgrasses spread quickly through underground tubers and are difficult to eliminate.
- These persistent nutgrasses kept returning despite repeated weeding.
- The lawn was infested with nutgrasses that competed with the grass for nutrients.
- Herbicides designed for nutgrasses are more effective than manual removal alone.