Definitions for water chestnut
wa·ter chest·nut

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. water chestnut, water chestnut plant, caltropnoun

   a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits

2. water chestnut, Chinese water chestnut, Eleocharis dulcisnoun

   Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers

3. water chestnutnoun

   edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. water chestnutnoun

   A particular species, Eleocharis dulcis, of plant.

2. water chestnutnoun

   A corm of a plant of this species.

3. water chestnutnoun

   water caltrop

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1. water chestnut

   A water chestnut is an aquatic plant native to Asia, and is known for its round, crisp, edible corm. It has white flesh and a sweet, nutty flavor, commonly used in Asian cuisines. However, the term "water chestnut" can also refer to another plant, known as Trapa natans, an invasive species in North America. Both plants grow in wet, marshy areas.

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1. Water chestnut

   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

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1. Water Chestnut

   The Chinese water chestnut, more often called simply the water chestnut, is a grass-like sedge grown for its edible corms. The water chestnut is actually not a nut at all, but an aquatic vegetable that grows in marshes, underwater in the mud. It has tube-shaped, leafless green stems that grow to about 1.5 metres. The water caltrop, which is also referred to by the same name, is unrelated and often confused with the water chestnut. The small, rounded corms have a crisp white flesh and can be eaten raw, slightly boiled, or grilled, and are often pickled or tinned. They are a popular ingredient in Chinese dishes. In China, they are most often eaten raw, sometimes sweetened. They can also be ground into a flour form used for making water chestnut cake, which is common as part of dim sum cuisine. They are unusual among vegetables for remaining crisp even after being cooked or canned, because their cell walls are cross-linked and strengthened by certain phenolic compounds, like oligomers of ferulic acid. This property is shared by other vegetables that remain crisp in this manner, including the tiger nut and lotus root.

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1. • Aquatic Plant
   • Spike Rush
   • Tuber

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of water chestnut in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of water chestnut in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=water chestnut
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Water_Chestnut
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water chestnut
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=water chestnut