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crosnes

crosnes is the plural of crosne.

Meaning of crosne

Noun

crosne (plural crosnes)

  1. A vegetable, of species Stachys affinis; a Chinese artichoke.
    • Also called Chinese artichokes or chorogis, crosnes look like beetle larvae and taste like water chestnuts, but, in fact, they are tubers, in the mint family.2004, Nick Paumgarten, “Little Giant”, in The New Yorker, volume 80, number 35, page 23

Questions about crosnes

What is crosnes the plural of?
Crosnes is the plural of crosne.

Words near crosnes in the dictionary

  1. Crosley
  2. Crosleys
  3. Croslin
  4. Croslins
  5. crosne
  6. crosnes
  7. Croson
  8. Crosons
  9. crospovidone
  10. cross
  11. cross a bridge before one comes to it

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