water chinquapin

Definitions of water chinquapin
  1. noun
    water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds
    synonyms: American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, yanquapin
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    type of:
    water lily
    an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae
  2. noun
    edible nutlike seeds of an American lotus having the flavor of a chinquapin
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    type of:
    edible seed
    many are used as seasoning
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