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Definition of Chinese water chestnut
1. Noun. Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers.
Exact synonyms: Eleocharis Dulcis, Water Chestnut
Terms within: Water Chestnut
Generic synonyms: Spike Rush
Terms within: Water Chestnut
Generic synonyms: Spike Rush
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinese Water Chestnut
Literary usage of Chinese water chestnut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chinese Cook Book by Shiu Wong Chan (1917)
"GENERAL LAWS OF CHINESE COOKING A Chinese dish consists of three parts: (a)
meat; (b) secondary vegetables, such as chinese water chestnut, bamboo shoot, ..."
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