water chinquapin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds
    yanquapin; American lotus; Nelumbo lutea.
  2. noun edible nutlike seeds of an American lotus having the flavor of a chinquapin

WordNet


Wa"ter chin"qua*pin
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The American lotus, and its edible seeds, which somewhat resemble chinquapins. Cf. Yoncopin.

Webster 1913