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water chestnut |
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water chestnut n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called water caltrop a floating aquatic onagraceous plant, Trapa natans, of Asia, having four-pronged edible nutlike fruits 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Chinese water chestnut. a Chinese cyperaceous plant, Eleocharis tuberosa, with an edible succulent corm 3. (Cookery) the corm of the Chinese water chestnut, used in Oriental cookery ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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