Trapa natans

Definitions of Trapa natans
  1. noun
    a variety of water chestnut
    synonyms: Jesuits' nut, water caltrop
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    type of:
    caltrop, water chestnut, water chestnut plant
    a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits
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