栗 meaning in English — chestnut, feral, maroon

English meaning

chestnut noun A tree that produces glossy brown edible nuts, or the nut itself.
feral adj Wild and untamed, especially describing an animal that has escaped domestication and now lives in the wild.
maroon adj A dark brownish-red colour.

栗 is used for these senses in English:

Spanish chestnut The fruit of this tree.
chestnut (uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
feral Of an animal, wild but descended from domestic or captive ancestors; thus, in the wild, although not necessarily of the wild type.
horse chestnut Any of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere.
maroon Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
maroon An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. [from 17th c.]

noun A tree that produces glossy brown edible nuts, or the nut itself.
adj A deep reddish-brown colour, like the nut.
noun A joke or story that has been told so often it has stopped being funny or interesting.

adj Wild and untamed, especially describing an animal that has escaped domestication and now lives in the wild.
adj Out of control, wild, or unruly, said of a person or behavior.

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