sweet chestnut

sweet chestnut
a) A type of deciduous tree native to Europe, Castanea sativa.
b) The edible nuts of this tree.

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  • Sweet Chestnut — Taxobox name = Sweet Chestnut image width = 250px image caption = Sweet Chestnut fruit regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Fagaceae genus = Castanea species = C. sativa binomial = Castanea… …   Wikipedia

  • sweet chestnut — noun wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia • Syn: ↑European chestnut, ↑Spanish chestnut, ↑Castanea sativa • Hypernyms: ↑chestnut, ↑chestnut tree * * * ˌsweet ˈchestnut 7 [ …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweet chestnut — valgomasis kaštainis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bukinių šeimos maistinis, medieninis, vaistinis augalas (Castanea sativa), vedantis valgomus riešutus. Paplitęs Afrikoje, Europoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Castanea sativa; Castanea… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Chinese sweet chestnut — kininis kaštainis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bukinių šeimos augalas (Castanea mollissima), vedantis valgomus riešutus. Paplitęs Azijoje rytuose ir pietryčiuose. atitikmenys: lot. Castanea bungeana; Castanea formosana; Castanea… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Chestnut (disambiguation) — Chestnut is a genus of deciduous tree and shrub species Castanea. The name also refers to the edible nut these trees produce. Chestnut (also chesnut) may also refer to: In architecture: Chestnut Lodge, historic building in Rockville, Maryland… …   Wikipedia

  • chestnut — ► NOUN 1) a glossy hard brown nut which develops within a bristly case and can be roasted and eaten. 2) (also sweet chestnut or Spanish chestnut) the large tree that produces these nuts. 3) a deep reddish brown colour. 4) a horse of a reddish… …   English terms dictionary

  • American sweet chestnut — noun large tree found from Maine to Alabama • Syn: ↑American chestnut, ↑Castanea dentata • Hypernyms: ↑chestnut, ↑chestnut tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Castanea, ↑genus Castanea …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chestnut — For other uses of chestnut , see Chestnut (disambiguation). For other uses of chinquapin or chinkapin , see Chinquapin (disambiguation). Chestnut Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Scientific clas …   Wikipedia

  • chestnut tree — noun any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur • Syn: ↑chestnut • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑American chestnut, ↑American sweet chestnut, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweet — adj. & n. adj. 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; fragrant. 3 (of sound etc.) melodious or harmonious. 4 a not salt, sour, or bitter. b fresh, with flavour unimpaired by rottenness …   Useful english dictionary

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