castanea — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chestnut noun A tree that produces glossy brown edible nuts, or the nut itself.
Senses
castanea is used for these senses in English:
- chestnut (uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
- chestnut tree A tree that bears chestnuts; a tree of the genus Castanea
- horse chestnut Any of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere.
chestnut — full definition
- noun A tree that produces glossy brown edible nuts, or the nut itself.
- adj A deep reddish-brown colour, like the nut.
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