Definition of Ling ko

1. Noun. Water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs.

Exact synonyms: Ling, Trapa Bicornis
Generic synonyms: Caltrop, Water Chestnut, Water Chestnut Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ling Ko

linesperson
linespersons
linestrength
linestrengths
lineswoman
lineswomen
lineup
lineups
linewidth
linewidths
linework
liney
linezolid
ling
ling-bird
ling ko (current term)
linga
lingams
lingas
lingberries
lingberry
lingchi
lingcod
lingcods
lingel
lingels
lingenberries
lingenberry
lingence

Literary usage of Ling ko

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1906)
"i The dewdrops lie on the tangled vines, And over the poplars Venus shines, And over the silent mill; Ko-ling, ko-lang, ..."

2. The World's Best Poetry by Bliss Carman (1904)
"... cry of the whippoorwill; The dew-drops lie on the tangled vines, And over the poplars Venus shines; And over the silent mill, Ko-ling, ko-lang, ..."

3. The Humbler Poets: A Collection of Newspaper and Periodical Verse, 1870 to 1885 by Slason Thompson (1899)
"... cry of the whippoorwill; The dew-drops lie on the tangled vines, And over the poplars Venus shines ; And over the silent mill, Ko-ling, ko-lang, ..."

4. The Speaker (1913)
"... cry of the whip-poor-will; The dew drops lie on the tangled vines, And over the poplars Venus shines, And over the silent mill; Ko-ling, ko-lang, ..."

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