Chufa, a common sedge with nutlike tubers, is a particular favorite.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's on the Menu] Reference

It had a sweet, nutlike flavor, elusively familiar, tasting of anise and cinnamon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tran Siberian] Reference

A mermaid brought a platter of sea delicacies: nutlike and fruitlike treats, and seaweed very like salad vegetables.    From Wordnik.com.  [Out of Phaze]

Uncooked, they taste sweeter than some varieties of apple, and stir fried, they are sublime, with a toothsome crunch and a subtle nutlike flavor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tigers & Strawberries » It Isn’t Just About the Crunch] Reference

Earthy and dry, if a bit austere, with toasty, nutlike flavors.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

CORDAITES, trees pyramidal in shape, with strap-shaped leaves and nutlike fruit.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Elements of Geology] Reference

The ham is young and unsmoked, and has a beautifully nutlike flavor and great purity.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Pour] Reference

Garbanzo beans (also known as chickpeas) have a delicious nutlike taste and buttery texture.    From Wordnik.com.  [The World's Healthiest Foods] Reference

Garbanzos have a delicious nutlike taste and a texture that is buttery, yet somewhat starchy and pasty.    From Wordnik.com.  [The World's Healthiest Foods] Reference

Spelt is a wonderfully nutritious and ancient grain with a deep nutlike flavor, spelt is a cousin to wheat that is recently receiving renewed recognition.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Is agriculture the next big investment thing?] Reference

Hand-rolled pici - a thick-stranded pasta the Venetians call bigoli - is brawny and almost nutlike in flavor, served with brussels sprouts, bacon and Sicilian almonds.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

There is the outer rind of fleshy texture, like an unripe peach; enclosed within is the nutlike shell, enveloped in the crimson network of mace, and within the shell is the nutmeg itself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon] Reference

As always, I inhale the familiar smells, which haven’t changed: the aroma of coal and oil wafting from the Danube barges, the nutlike smell of the great chestnut trees, and the whiff of coffee that hangs in the air.    From Wordnik.com.  [Enemies of the People] Reference

(nutlike), from Latin nuc -, nux (nut).    From Wordnik.com.  [Still Point] Reference

The wine needs to age at least another 5 years. on 12/1/2009 & rated 91 points: dark fruit with an in your face sour cherry finish. perhaps some more age needed to smooth out the tannins. had a bottle of the 1990 to compare it to, which was velvety smooth, jammy and nutlike and easily 95 points. on 11/14/2009 & rated 92 points: Suave and sophisticated and typical of '02, obviously well made wines with aromas of cocoa and blueberries, eucalyptus and mist, fairly tart on the finish with extremely well integrated tannins.    From Wordnik.com.  [CellarTracker Tasting Notes (all notes)] Reference