Water chestnut, e.g. Crossword Clue

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Water chestnut, e.g. Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles
2. a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CHESTNUT (noun)
1. any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
2. a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
CHESTNUT (adjective)
1. (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
WATER (noun)
1. the part of the earth’s surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
2. a facility that provides a source of water
WATER (verb)
1. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
2. fill with tears

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