Thesaurus: chestnut
The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesca) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur.
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Definitions
- n. The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesca) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur.
- n. The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc.
- n. A bright brown color, like that of the nut.
- n. The horse chestnut (often so used in England).
- n. One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse, and allied animals.
- n. An old joke or story.
- a. Of the color of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls.
- adj. (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color
- n. wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
- n. any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
- n. edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
- n. the brown color of chestnuts