marronnier — meaning in English

English meaning

• buckeye noun Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
• chestnut noun A tree that produces glossy brown edible nuts, or the nut itself.

Senses

marronnier is used for these senses in English:

• Spanish chestnut The fruit of this tree.
• buckeye Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
• chestnut (uncountable) Wood of a chestnut tree.
• horse chestnut Any of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere.

buckeye — full definition

1. noun Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
2. noun Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut).
3. noun Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia).
4. noun Seed or fruit of these plants.

chestnut — full definition

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

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