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noun
An American lotus (Nelumbo lutea), an aquatic plant found from Minnesota and Oklahoma to islands if the Caribbean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The edible seed of this plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
edible nutlike seeds of an American lotus having the flavor of a chinquapin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: edible seed
noun
water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: American lotus, yanquapin, Nelumbo lutea
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Broader terms: water lily
History
From water + chinquapin. The seeds are used for food like the nuts of the chinquapin.
