chestnut

Definitions of chestnut in various dictionaries:

noun - wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

noun - any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn

noun - edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

noun - the brown color of chestnuts

noun - a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg

noun - a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse

adj - (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color

Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Castanea native to northern temperate regions, having alternate, simple, toothed leaves, and nuts enclosed in a prickly husk.

The often edible nut of any of these trees.

The wood of any of these trees.

Any of several other plants, such as the horse chestnut.

A moderate to deep reddish brown.

A reddish-brown horse.

A small, hard callus on the inner surface of a horse’s foreleg.

Of a moderate to deep reddish brown.

noun - an edible nut

CHESTNUT - The chestnut (Castanea) group is a genus of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the beech family Fagaceae, native to temperate reg...