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water chinquapin
noun
- an American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, having pale-yellow flowers and an edible tuber and seed.
- the edible parts of this plant.
water chinquapin
noun
- a North American aquatic plant, Nelumbo lutea, having large umbrella-shaped leaves, pale yellow flowers, and edible nutlike seeds: family Nelumbonaceae Compare chinquapin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of water chinquapin1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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Example Sentences
The seeds of this species are eaten by the natives, the same as the aborigines of this country gathered the seeds of our indigenous Nelumbium luteum, under the name of water chinquapin, using them for food in the late fall and winter.
From Project Gutenberg
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