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Water chestnut
From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium
Water chestnut is a term used for three different plants and their fruits, for their resemblance to chestnuts:
- Trapa natans, also called water caltrop, native to central Europe, the Nile Valley, and western Asia.
- Eleocharis tuberosus, the Chinese water chestnut.
- Pachira aquatica, a native of the tropical Americas.
