Chestnut: meaning in English

noun

A glossy hard brown edible nut which develops within a bristly case and which may be roasted and eaten.

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Some authors have suggested that their flavour and texture are comparable with those of the chestnu…

noun

The large european tree that produces the edible chestnut, with serrated leaves and heavy timber.

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Greece originally introduced the chestnut tree to the rest of the european community.

noun

A small horny patch on the inside of each of a horse's legs.

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The small chestnut patches on its shoulders are not always visible.

adjective

Any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur