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ELEOCHARIS DULCIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Eleocharis dulcis mean?
• ELEOCHARIS DULCIS (noun)
The noun ELEOCHARIS DULCIS has 1 sense:
1. Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers
Familiarity information: ELEOCHARIS DULCIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chinese water chestnut; Eleocharis dulcis; water chestnut
Hypernyms ("Eleocharis dulcis" is a kind of...):
spike rush (a sedge of the genus Eleocharis)
Meronyms (parts of "Eleocharis dulcis"):
water chestnut (edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant)
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