Home › Words › N › nutrushnutrushnutrush means any of the genus Scleria of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, nutrush ranks #35,551 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom nut + rush.nounAny of the genus Scleria of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.nutgrass 71% match — Any perennial sedge of species Cyperus esculentus or Cyperus rotundus, that has small edible nutlike tubers. vs nutrush →bogrush 64% match — Any of several sedges of the genus Schoenus. vs nutrush →cyperus 63% match — Any sedge of genus Cyperus. vs nutrush →carex 59% match — Any member of the genus Carex of sedges. vs nutrush →scrubgrass 58% match — A plant, the scouring rush. vs nutrush →juncus 58% match — Any plant of the genus Juncus (rushes). vs nutrush →beaksedge 57% match — Any plant of the genus Rhynchospora. vs nutrush →richweed 57% match — Pilea pumila, a herb of the nettle family with a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem. vs nutrush →