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Meaning of water chinquapin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An American lotus (Nelumbo lutea), an aquatic plant found from Minnesota and Oklahoma to islands if the Caribbean.
  2. The edible seed of this plant.

Examples

“The woman is next instructed to gather ceremonially the roots of the water chinquapin (Nelumbo lutea) for food for her little ones.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

water clock water closet water clover water coconut water column water content

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