chestnut
11chestnut — /ˈtʃɛsnʌt / (say chesnut) noun 1. the edible nut of trees of the genus Castanea, of the beech family. 2. any of the trees, as C. sativa (Spanish chestnut), C. dentata (American chestnut), or C. crenata (Japanese chestnut). 3. Obsolete → Moreton… …
12chestnut — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chasteine, chesten chestnut tree, from Anglo French chastein, chestain, from Latin castanea, from Greek kastanea Date: 14th century 1. a. any of a genus (Castanea) of trees or shrubs of the beech family;… …
13chestnut — UK [ˈtʃesˌnʌt] / US noun Word forms chestnut : singular chestnut plural chestnuts 1) [countable] a large smooth red brown nut that you can eat roast chestnuts chestnut stuffing 2) a) chestnut or chestnut tree [countable] a tall tree with large… …
14chestnut — n. & adj. n. 1 a a glossy hard brown edible nut. b the tree Castanea sativa, bearing flowers in catkins and nuts enclosed in a spiny fruit. Also called Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut. 2 any other tree of the genus Castanea. 3 = horse chestnut …
15chestnut — chest|nut1 [ˈtʃesnʌt] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: chesten chestnut tree (14 17 centuries) (from Old French chasteigne, from Latin castanea, from Greek kastanea) + nut] 1.) a smooth red brown nut that you can eat ▪ roast chestnuts 2.) also …
16chestnut — noun 1》 a glossy hard brown nut which develops within a bristly case and can be roasted and eaten. 2》 (also chestnut tree, sweet chestnut, or Spanish chestnut) the large tree that produces chestnuts. [Castanea sativa.] ↘used in names of… …
17chestnut — 1 noun 1 (C) a smooth red brown nut that you can eat: roast chestnuts | chestnut stuffing 2 also chestnut tree (C) the tree on which this nut grows 3 (U) a reddish brown colour 4 (C) a horse that is this colour 5 an old chestnut a joke or story… …
18chestnut — chest•nut [[t]ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, nət[/t]] n. 1) pln any of several tall trees of the genus Castanea, of the beech family, bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, as C. sativa, of Europe, and C. dentata, an American tree virtually destroyed by… …
19Chestnut — This most interesting name, although a rare English surname, is of Old French origin. It is a topographical name for a dweller by the chestnut tree , from the Middle English chesteine , from the Old French chastaigne , ultimately deriving from… …
20chestnut — 1. noun /ˈtʃɛs.nʌt,ˈtʃɛst.nʌt/ a) A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea. b) The nut of this tree or shrub. Syn: chestnut tree 2. adjective /ˈtʃɛs.nʌt,ˈtʃɛst.nʌt/ Of a deep reddish …
