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- Dictionarychest·nut/ˈCHes(t)ˌnət/
noun
- 1. a glossy brown nut that may be roasted and eaten.
- 2. the large European tree that produces the edible chestnut, which develops within a bristly case, with serrated leaves and heavy timber.
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The meaning of CHESTNUT is any of a small genus (Castanea) of deciduous trees or shrubs of the beech family that are found in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere and produce a small round fruit having a prickly outer husk and containing one to seven edible nuts; especially : a North American tree (C. dentata) that was formerly a ...
CHESTNUT definition: 1. a large tree with leaves divided into five parts and large, round nuts: 2. a large, brown nut…. Learn more.
Chestnut definition: 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(American chestnut ), which has been virtually destroyed by the chestnut blight, C. sativa(European chestnut ),C. mollissima ...
1. any N temperate fagaceous tree of the genus Castanea, such as C. sativa (sweet or Spanish chestnut), which produce flowers in long catkins and nuts in a prickly bur. Compare horse chestnut, water chestnut, dwarf chestnut. 2. the edible nut of any of these trees.
CHESTNUT meaning: 1. a large tree with leaves divided into five parts and large, round nuts: 2. a large, brown nut…. Learn more.
[countable] a large tree with spreading branches that produces smooth brown nuts inside cases that are covered with spikes. There are several types of chestnut tree. see also horse chestnut Topics Plants and trees c2. Want to learn more?
A chestnut is a kind of tree; it's also the name of the nuts it grows and the dark brown color of their shells. So you could theoretically climb a chestnut and pick a chestnut-colored chestnut!
1. a. Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Castanea native to northern temperate regions, having alternate simple toothed leaves, and nuts that are enclosed in a prickly husk. b. The often edible nut of any of these trees. c. The wood of any of these trees. 2. Any of several other plants, such as the horse chestnut. 3.
CHESTNUT definition: 1. a nut that has a shiny, red-brown surface and is white inside, or the tree that produces these…. Learn more.
noun. /ˈtʃɛsnʌt/ (also chestnut tree) [countable] a large tree with spreading branches, that produces smooth brown nuts inside cases that are covered with spikes. There are several types of chestnut trees. see also horse chestnut. Join us. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!
