water chestnut

definition: edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant
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speech part: noun
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definition: Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers
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speech part: noun
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definition: a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits
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speech part: noun
synonyms: caltrop water chestnut plant

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