Crossword clues for water chestnut
water chestnut
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Water chestnut \Wa"ter chest"nut\ (Bot.) 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.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) (taxlink Eleocharis dulcis species noshow=1), grown for its edible corm, used in Asian cooking. 2 (context countable English) A corm of a plant of this species. 3 A water caltrop.
WordNet
n. a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits [syn: water chestnut plant, caltrop]
Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers [syn: Chinese water chestnut, Eleocharis dulcis]
edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant
Wikipedia
Water chestnut may refer to either of two plants (both sometimes used in Chinese cuisine):
- The Chinese water chestnut ( Eleocharis dulcis), eaten for its crisp corm
- The water caltrop (Trapa natans), eaten for its starchy seed
Usage examples of "water chestnut".
Carolyn choked out the ingredients in the infamous green bean casserole, because she'd been forced to listen to a heated debate on the water chestnut issue that lasted more than an hour.
He caught a faint scent that was neither water chestnut nor cigar, something expensive from Paris.
Klaus chewed on a water chestnut, but he was wondering so much about the headquarters in the Mortmain Mountains that he didn't appreciate its appealing, crunchy texture.
The rumaki were little bits of water chestnut wrapped in bacon and held together with toothpicks.
Wild fruitcakes were ripe and a water chestnut provided potable water.