horse chestnut
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See also: horse-chestnut
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Translating obsolete Latin name Castanea equina.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
horse chestnut (plural horse chestnuts)
- Any of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere.
- The large nutlike seed of these trees.
Synonyms[edit]
- (tree): buckeye (US), conker tree (UK, informal)
- (seed): buckeye (US), conker (UK)
Translations[edit]
tree
seed
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Further reading[edit]
- “horse-chestnut”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- horse chestnut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aesculus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies