HyperDic: sweet_chestnut

English > 1 sense of the expression sweet chestnut:
NOUNplantsweet chestnut, European chestnut, Spanish chestnut, Castanea sativawild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia
English > sweet chestnut: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningwild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia.
SynonymsEuropean chestnut, Spanish chestnut, Castanea sativa
Broaderchestnut, chestnut treeAny of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn
Spanishcastaña, castaño
CatalanCastanea sativa

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