English > chestnut tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur. |
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| Synonym | chestnut |
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| Member of | Castanea, genus Castanea | chestnuts |
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| Parts | chestnut | edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea |
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| Narrower | Allegheny chinkapin, eastern chinquapin, chinquapin, dwarf chestnut, Castanea pumila | shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts |
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| American chestnut, American sweet chestnut, Castanea dentata | large tree found from Maine to Alabama |
| Chinese chestnut, Castanea mollissima | A small tree with small sweet nuts |
| European chestnut, sweet chestnut, Spanish chestnut, Castanea sativa | wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia |
| Japanese chestnut, Castanea crenata | A spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk |
| Ozark chinkapin, Ozark chinquapin, chinquapin, Castanea ozarkensis | shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
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| Substances | chestnut | wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea |
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| Spanish | castaña, castaño |
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| Catalan | castanyer |
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