chestnut
/tʃˈɛsnʌt/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color; "a chestnut horse"; "chestnut hair"
Noun
wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
Noun
any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
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
More Specific Terms
Allegheny chinkapin
American chestnut
American sweet chestnut
Castanea crenata
Castanea dentata
Castanea mollissima
Castanea ozarkensis
Castanea pumila
Castanea sativa
Chinese chestnut
chinquapin
dwarf chestnut
eastern chinquapin
European chestnut
Japanese chestnut
Ozark chinkapin
Ozark chinquapin
Spanish chestnut
sweet chestnut