菱花 línghuā water caltrop flower Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 菱 líng water caltrop (bound form) water caltrop; water chestnut. An aquatic plant with floating triangular leaves and edible fruit inside a hard, often horned shell. Also referred to as 菱角 língjiao花 huā noun flower flower; blossom; something resembling a flower, such as 雪 xuě or 浪花 lànghuā