Definition of Water chestnut. Meaning of Water chestnut. Synonyms of Water chestnut

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Definition of Water chestnut

Water chestnut
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.

Meaning of Water chestnut from wikipedia

- Water chestnut may refer to either of two plants, both used in Chinese cuisine: Eleocharis dulcis, or Chinese water chestnut, eaten for its crisp corm...
- Eleocharis dulcis, the Chinese water chestnut or water chestnut, is a gr****-like sedge native to Asia, tropical Africa, and Oceania. It is grown in many...
- Water chestnut cake (traditional Chinese: 馬蹄糕; simplified Chinese: 马蹄糕; Cantonese Yale: máhtài gōu) is a sweet Cantonese dim sum dish made of shredded...
- buffalo nut, bat nut, devil pod, ling nut, mustache nut, singhara nut or water chestnut. The species are floating annual aquatic plants, growing in slow-moving...
- temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Chestnut trees are of moderate growth rate (for the Chinese chestnut tree) to fast-growing for American and European...
- the six subspecies.: 215  The chestnut-bellied sandgrouse is a bird of barren, semi-deserts. It is heavily reliant on water, despite living in hot, arid...
- from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2012. "Water Chestnut Cake for Chinese New Year and sometimes Valentine's Day". tastehongkong...
- chestnut in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chestnut is a genus of deciduous trees and shrubs, and the name of the edible nut they produce. Chestnut...
- chicken stock. Bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and pepper can also be added. The outer covering is made of a thin sheet of lye water dough, which is either yellow...
- sprouts, bamboo shoots, sliced cabbage, spring onions, mushrooms, and water chestnuts. When meat is used as an ingredient, a choice of roast pork, shrimp...