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Definition of Castanea dentata
1. Noun. Large tree found from Maine to Alabama.
Group relationships: Castanea, Genus Castanea
Generic synonyms: Chestnut, Chestnut Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Castanea Dentata
Literary usage of Castanea dentata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Forester's Manual: Or, The Forest Trees of Eastern North America by Ernest Thompson Seton (1912)
"(Castanea dentata) A noble tree, 60 to 80 or even 100 feet high. Whenever you
see something kept under lock and key, bars and bolts, guarded and double ..."
2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. American Chestnut. Fig. 1512. Fagus Castanea
dentata Marsh. ... Castanea dentata Borkh. Handb. ..."
3. The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton (1921)
"(Castanea dentata) A noble tree, 60 to 80 or even 100 feet high. Whenever you
see something kept under lock and key, bars and bolts, guarded and double ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1892)
"Synonyms : Fagus Castanea dentata, Marshall, Arb. Am., p. 46 (1785) fide Sudworth
All other names applied to this tree were later. CATECHU. ..."
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