Wa·ter chin·qua·pin Bot. The American lotus, and its edible seeds, which somewhat resemble chinquapins. Cf. Yoncopin.
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water chinquapin
n 1: water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow
blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds [syn: American
lotus, yanquapin, Nelumbo lutea]
2: edible nutlike seeds of an American lotus having the flavor
of a chinquapin