MeSH definition : A plant genus of the family CYPERACEAE.; A plant genus of the family CYPERACEAE. Corm of Eleocharis species (e.g., Eleocharis
dulcis) is edible and commonly referred to as water chestnut which sometimes also
referred to fruits of unrelated plant genus TRAPA (e.g., invasive aquatic plant TRAPA
NATANS).;
MeSH synonym : water chestnut; eleochari; water chestnuts; water chestnut, chinese; chinese water chestnut; chestnut, chinese water; chestnut, water;
CISMeF synonym : chestnuts, water;
MeSH annotation : coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM
with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) disease/drug ther (IM) PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther
use (IM or NIM) specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleocharis;
A plant genus of the family CYPERACEAE. A plant genus of the family CYPERACEAE. Corm of Eleocharis species (e.g., Eleocharis
dulcis) is edible and commonly referred to as water chestnut which sometimes also
referred to fruits of unrelated plant genus TRAPA (e.g., invasive aquatic plant TRAPA
NATANS).