water chestnut
Meaning
- (uncountable) Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), grown for its edible corm, used in Asian cooking.
- (countable) A corm of a plant of this species.
- (countable, uncountable) A water caltrop (Trapa natans).
Synonyms
Chinese water chestnut
water chestnut plant
buffalo nut
Eleocharis dulcis
horn chestnut
Trapa
Trapa bicornis Obs.
Trapa natans
castagna d’acqua
châtaigne d’eau
Trapa
tweeling
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