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Water caltrop

Trapa natans, the water caltrop, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the genus Trapa, family Lythraceae, grown as a food crop. Other vernacular names include buffalo nut, bat nut, devil pod, ling nut, mustache nut, singhara nut, water nut, and water chestnut, though this last name is commonly applied to Eleocharis dulcis.

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Water caltrop

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related to In culture · 10
Water caltrop → Bangladesh, Bengali, Both, In, In Eastern India, Japan, Japanese, Mitsubishi, Shingara, The
related to Use as food · 8
Water caltrop → Archaeological, BC, Chinese Zhou, Germany, The, The Rites, Water, Zhou

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natans trapa water plant species name caltrop var japan fruits floating caltrops eastern fruit leaves genus china europe seeds food

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Cercosporainstance ofswans have been recorded as eating the plant.Ascomycete fungi0.80text
Botrytis cinereainstance ofswans have been recorded as eating the plant.Ascomycete fungi0.80text
and Cochliobolus spicifer occur with the plantinstance ofswans have been recorded as eating the plant.Ascomycete fungi0.80text
along with the basidiomycete pathogen Agroathelia rolfsii.Parasite transmissionFasciolopsiasis is a disease caused by the trematode Fasciolopsis buskiinstance ofswans have been recorded as eating the plant.Ascomycete fungi0.80text
an intestinal fluke of humansinstance ofswans have been recorded as eating the plant.Ascomycete fungi0.80text
pigsinstance ofswans have been recorded as eating the plant.Ascomycete fungi0.80text
endemic in Chinainstance ofswans have been recorded as eating the plant.Ascomycete fungi0.80text
Southeast Asiainstance ofswans have been recorded as eating the plant.Ascomycete fungi0.80text
and Indiainstance ofswans have been recorded as eating the plant.Ascomycete fungi0.80text
along with the basidiomycete pathogen Agroathelia rolfsiiinstance ofswans have been recorded as eating the plant.Ascomycete fungi0.80text
Water caltroprelated to In cultureIn0.60section
Water caltroprelated to In cultureJapan0.60section

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