ling meaning and definition

LING noun

Definition of ling (noun)

1. water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
   • synonyms: ling ko, Trapa bicornis
2. common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
   • synonyms: broom, Calluna vulgaris, heather, Scots heather
3. elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried
   • synonyms: Molva molva
4. American hakes
5. elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
   • synonyms: burbot, cusk, eelpout, Lota lota