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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water caltrop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ter -cal-trop
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An East Asian water plant, of species Trapa bicornis, with a horn-like nut.

noun

A nut from this plant.

noun

A plant of species Trapa natans.

noun

A plant of species Trapa rossica.

Inflected Forms

water caltrops (plural)

Synonyms

paniphal saligot singhara water chestnut jesuits' nut trapa natans

Questions

What does water caltrop mean?
An East Asian water plant, of species Trapa bicornis, with a horn-like nut.

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