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Chestnut (disambiguation) — Chestnut is a genus of deciduous tree and shrub species Castanea. The name also refers to the edible nut these trees produce. Chestnut (also chesnut) may also refer to: In architecture: Chestnut Lodge, historic building in Rockville, Maryland… … Wikipedia
Chestnut — Chest nut, n. [For chesten nut; OE. chestein, chesten, chastein, chestnut, fr. AS. cisten in cistenbe[ a]m chestnut tree, influenced by OF. chastaigne, F. ch[^a]taigne, both the AS. and the F. words coming from L. castanea a chestnut, Gr. ?, fr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chestnut tree — Chestnut Chest nut, n. [For chesten nut; OE. chestein, chesten, chastein, chestnut, fr. AS. cisten in cistenbe[ a]m chestnut tree, influenced by OF. chastaigne, F. ch[^a]taigne, both the AS. and the F. words coming from L. castanea a chestnut, Gr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chestnut — [ches′nut΄, chest′nut΄] n. [< chesten nut < ME chesteine < OFr chastaigne < L castanea < Gr kastaneia] 1. the smooth shelled, sweet, edible nut of any of a genus (Castanea) of trees of the beech family 2. the tree that it grows on… … English World dictionary
Chestnut — For other uses of chestnut , see Chestnut (disambiguation). For other uses of chinquapin or chinkapin , see Chinquapin (disambiguation). Chestnut Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Scientific clas … Wikipedia
chestnut — chestnutty, adj. /ches nut , neuht/, n. 1. any of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata… … Universalium
chestnut — chest•nut [[t]ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, nət[/t]] n. 1) pln any of several tall trees of the genus Castanea, of the beech family, bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, as C. sativa, of Europe, and C. dentata, an American tree virtually destroyed by… … From formal English to slang
chestnut tree — noun any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur • Syn: ↑chestnut • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑American chestnut, ↑American sweet chestnut, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chestnut — /ˈtʃɛsnʌt / (say chesnut) noun 1. the edible nut of trees of the genus Castanea, of the beech family. 2. any of the trees, as C. sativa (Spanish chestnut), C. dentata (American chestnut), or C. crenata (Japanese chestnut). 3. Obsolete → Moreton… …
chestnut — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chasteine, chesten chestnut tree, from Anglo French chastein, chestain, from Latin castanea, from Greek kastanea Date: 14th century 1. a. any of a genus (Castanea) of trees or shrubs of the beech family;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
chestnut — n. & adj. n. 1 a a glossy hard brown edible nut. b the tree Castanea sativa, bearing flowers in catkins and nuts enclosed in a spiny fruit. Also called Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut. 2 any other tree of the genus Castanea. 3 = horse chestnut … Useful english dictionary
