CHESTNUT

Chestnut

The chestnut group is a genus of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the beech family Fagaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.

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chestnut

Noun

  1. A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
  2. The nut of this tree or shrub.
  3. A dark, reddish-brown colour/color.
  4. A reddish-brown horse.
  5. The wood of a chestnut tree.
  6. (Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a work so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.
  7. A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
  8. horse-chestnut

Adjective

  1. Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.


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