'Trapa natans' definitions:

Definition of 'Trapa natans'

From: WordNet
noun
A variety of water chestnut [syn: water caltrop, Jesuits' nut, Trapa natans]

Definition of 'Trapa natans'

From: GCIDE
  • Saligot \Sal"i*got\, n. [F.] (Bot.) The water chestnut (Trapa natans). [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Trapa natans'

From: GCIDE
  • Water chestnut \Wa"ter chest"nut\ (Bot.) The fruit of Trapa natans and Trapa bicornis, Old World water plants bearing edible nutlike fruits armed with several hard and sharp points; also, the plant itself; -- called also water caltrop. [1913 Webster]