Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Castanea native to northern temperate regions, having alternate simple toothed leaves, and nuts that are enclosed in a prickly husk.
The often edible nut of any of these trees.
The wood of any of these trees.
Any of several other plants, such as the horse chestnut.
A moderate to deep reddish brown.
A reddish-brown horse.
A small hard callus on the inner surface of a horse's foreleg.
An old, frequently repeated joke, story, or song.
adj.
Of a moderate to deep reddish brown.
[Earlier chesten (from Middle English chesteine, from Old French chastaigne, from Latin castanea, from Greek kastaneā, chestnut tree, from kastana, sweet chestnuts) + nut.]
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