definition of
ling

[1] #1 ling n. [ling ko, Trapa bicornis] water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs. wn

[2] #2 ling n. [heather, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgaris] common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere. wn

[3] #3 ling n. [Molva molva] elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried. wn

[4] #4 ling n. American hakes. wn

[5] #5 ling n. [burbot, eelpout, cusk, Lota lota] elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth. wn