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   chestnut

   /ˈtʃɛs(t)nʌt/

   noun

   • 1. a glossy hard brown edible nut which develops within a bristly case and which may be roasted and eaten.
   • ▪ a deep reddish-brown colour: "chestnut hair"
   • ▪ a horse of a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown colour, with a brown mane and tail: "a chestnut stallion"
   • 2. the large European tree that produces the edible chestnut, with serrated leaves and heavy timber.
   • ▪ short for horse chestnut
   • ▪ used in names of trees and plants that are related to the sweet chestnut, or produce similar nuts or edible parts that resemble them, e.g. water chestnut.
   • 3. a small horny patch on the inside of each of a horse's legs.

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Old Englishchesten (from Old French chastaine, via Latin from Greek kastanea) + nut.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHESTNUT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     CHESTNUT meaning: 1. a large tree with leaves divided into...

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     WATER CHESTNUT definition: 1. a firm, white, round...

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   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 ...

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   Learn the meaning of chestnut as a noun, adjective and horse colour, with synonyms, pronunciation and idioms. Find out the difference between chestnut and horse chestnut, and see examples of chestnut in sentences.

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8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › chestnutChestnut - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of chestnut. noun. any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur. synonyms: chestnut tree. see more. noun. wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea. see more. noun.