water chinquapin
1. water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds • Syn: American lotus, yanquapin, Nelumbo lutea • Hypernyms: water lily • Member Holonyms: Nelumbo, genus Nelumbo 2. edible nutlike seeds of an American lotus having the flavor of a chinquapin • Hypernyms: edible seed • Part Holonyms: American lotus, yanquapin, Nelumbo lutea
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