WATER CHINQUAPIN


Meaning of WATER CHINQUAPIN in English

1. an American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, having pale-yellow flowers and an edible seed.

2. the seed itself, similar in flavor to the chinquapin.

[ 1830-40, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .