'Water chinquapin' definitions:

Definition of 'water chinquapin'

(from WordNet)
noun
Water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds [syn: water chinquapin, American lotus, yanquapin, Nelumbo lutea]
noun
Edible nutlike seeds of an American lotus having the flavor of a chinquapin

Definition of 'Water chinquapin'

From: GCIDE
  • Water chinquapin \Wa"ter chin"qua*pin\ (Bot.) The American lotus, and its edible seeds, which somewhat resemble chinquapins. Cf. Yoncopin. [1913 Webster]