Water chestnut may refer to either of two plants (both sometimes used in Chinese cuisine):
- The Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), eaten for its crisp corm
- The Water caltrop (Trapa natans), eaten for its starchy seed
Famous quotes containing the word water:
“it
was my first doll that water went
into and water came out of much
earlier it was the diaper I wore
and the dirt thereof and my
mother hating me for it”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)