water chestnut
water chestnut noun: chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), grown for its edible corm, used in Asian cooking.
Noun
water chestnut (countable and uncountable, plural water chestnuts)
- Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), grown for its edible corm, used in Asian cooking.
- A corm of a plant of this species.
- A water caltrop (Trapa natans).
water chestnut meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog and Thai
water chestnut in Hindi
- Eleocharis dulcis
- सिंघाड़ा siṅghāṛā
water chestnut in Urdu
- سنگھاڑا
water chestnut in Tagalog
- Eleocharis dulcis
- apulid
water chestnut in Thai
- Eleocharis dulcis
- แห้ว hɛ̂o
More languagesFewer languages
- water chestnut in Vietnamese
- năn ngọt
Forms of water chestnut
| plural | water chestnuts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | waterchestnut |
Questions about water chestnut
- What does water chestnut mean?
- Water chestnut means chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), grown for its edible corm, used in Asian cooking.
- What is water chestnut in Hindi?
- Water chestnut in Hindi is सिंघाड़ा (siṅghāṛā). See Water chestnut meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is water chestnut?
- Water chestnut is a noun.
- What is the plural of water chestnut?
- The plural of water chestnut is water chestnuts.
Words near water chestnut in the dictionary
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