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:
“We were uncertain whether the water floated the land, or the land held the water in its bosom. It was such a season, in short, as that in which one of our Concord poets sailed on its stream, and sung its quiet glories.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)