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Definition of Chestnut tree
1. Noun. Any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur.
Terms within: Chestnut
Group relationships: Castanea, Genus Castanea
Terms within: Chestnut
Specialized synonyms: American Chestnut, American Sweet Chestnut, Castanea Dentata, Castanea Sativa, European Chestnut, Spanish Chestnut, Sweet Chestnut, Castanea Mollissima, Chinese Chestnut, Castanea Crenata, Japanese Chestnut, Allegheny Chinkapin, Castanea Pumila, Chinquapin, Dwarf Chestnut, Eastern Chinquapin, Castanea Ozarkensis, Chinquapin, Ozark Chinkapin, Ozark Chinquapin
Generic synonyms: Tree
Definition of Chestnut tree
1. Noun. A tree that bears chestnuts; a tree of the genus ''Castanea'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chestnut Tree
Literary usage of Chestnut tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] by Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut Council, James Hammond Trumbull, Connecticut Council of Safety, Charles Jeremy Hoadly (1885)
"Allyn in AD 1714. and that said line run as aforesaid from said Allyn's Rock to
said chestnut tree on Lead Mine Hill, and from thence a straight line to ..."
2. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"The chestnut tree turns to gold again in autumn, and the naked tree stands "
knee-deep" in its own leaves all winter. Then its massive trunk, ..."
3. Manual of Tree Diseases by William Howard Rankin (1918)
"Pennsylvania chestnut tree Blight Com. Bui. 3: 1-32. 1913. ... Heald, FD The
symptoms of chestnut tree blight and a brief description of the blight fungus. ..."
4. Forest Life and Forest Trees: Comprising Winter Camp-life Among the Loggers by John S. Springer (1851)
"Use of Wood—Singular Exemption—The novel Appearance of the Leaves of a Species
in Germany.—Chestnut-tree—Remarkable one on Mount ..."
5. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1838)
"The oldest chestnut tree in the neighbourhood of London is that at Cobham, ...
He also says that a chestnut tree, " when you begin first to plant it, ..."
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