"bat nut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bat nuts [plural]
Etymology: From the resemblance in shape to a bat (flying mammal). Head templates: {{en-noun}} bat nut (plural bat nuts)
  1. The water caltrop (nut). Categories (lifeform): Myrtales order plants

Inflected forms

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