Trapa bicornis

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Noun1.Trapa bicornis - water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongsTrapa bicornis - water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
ling, ling ko
water chestnut, water chestnut plant, caltrop - a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits
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The dominant species were Nymphoides peltatum, Nymphoides indica, and Trapa bicornis.
Long-Term Study of the Relationship between Precipitation and Aquatic Vegetation Succession in East Taihu Lake, China
Bispinosa (Roxb.) Makino, Trapa bicornis Osbeck var.
A survey of plant items eaten by the low income groups of the rural population of Talbunia Village in Bagerhat District, Bangladesh with an account of their folk medicinal applications
Don't confuse rough, thin-skinned water chestnut corms with water caltrops (Trapa bicornis, ling gok in Chinese); the two are not related but both may be labeled water chestnuts.
They're not bland. Fresh water chestnuts are a taste discovery
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