chestnut


Definition: Meaning of, chestnut in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈtʃɛsnʌt /

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  1. [countable] a smooth red-brown nut that you can eat
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  2. also chestnut tree [countable] the tree on which this nut grows
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  3. [uncountable] a red-brown colour
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  4. [countable] a horse that is red-brown in colour
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  5. an old chestnut a joke or story that has been repeated many times
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  6. [countable] a HORSE CHESTNUT
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  1. red-brown in colour
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chestnut used in phrases

  • American chestnut (noun)
    1. large tree found from Maine to Alabama
  • American sweet chestnut (noun)
    1. large tree found from Maine to Alabama
  • Australian chestnut (noun)
    1. australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood
  • Chinese chestnut (noun)
    1. a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China
  • Chinese water chestnut (noun)
    1. chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers
  • European chestnut (noun)
    1. wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia
  • Japanese chestnut (noun)
    1. a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk
  • Moreton Bay chestnut (noun)
    1. australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood
  • Spanish chestnut (noun)
    1. wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia
  • chestnut blight (noun)
    1. a disease of American chestnut trees
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