water chestnut

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A particular species, Eleocharis dulcis, of plant
A corm of a plant of this species
The nut-like kernel of a water plant that grows in southeast Asia The flesh is white, crisp, and juicy and has a bland, somewhat sweet nutty flavor Their crunchy texture makes them popular in stir-fried dishes
edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant
The fruit of Trapa natans and Trapa bicornis, Old World water plants bearing edible nutlike fruits armed with several hard and sharp points; also, the plant itself; called also water caltrop
Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers
a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits
The tuber of a water plant known as the Chinese sedge, which has a crisp, nutty texture Found sometimes fresh in Asian markets, canned water chestnuts are readily available in most supermarkets
edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits
A water chestnut is the thick bottom part of the stem of a plant which grows in China. It is used in Chinese cookery. the thick stem of a plant that grows in water, used in Chinese cooking. Any of several perennial water plants of the genus Trapa (family Trapaceae), native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, or their edible, nutlike fruit. The water caltrop (T. natans) has two sets of leaves long, feathery, rootlike, submerged leaves and a loose rosette of floating leaves attached to leafstalks 2-4 in (5-10 cm) long. The small fruit usually has four spiny angles. The Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis tuberosus or E. dulcis) is a member of the sedge family

Related Terms

water chestnuts
plural form of water chestnut
The water chestnut
water caltrop
water chestnut

    Hyphenation

    wa·ter chest·nut

    Turkish pronunciation

    wôtır çestnʌt

    Pronunciation

    /ˈwôtər ˈʧestˌnət/ /ˈwɔːtɜr ˈʧɛstˌnʌt/

    Etymology

    [ 'wo-t&r, 'wä- ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar water, Greek hydOr, Latin unda wave.
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