horse chestnut
also horse-chestnut
Word forms: horse chestnuts
1. variable noun
A horse chestnut is a large tree which has leaves with several pointed parts and shiny reddish-brown nuts called conkers that grow in cases with points on them.
2. countable noun
Horse chestnuts are the nuts of a horse chestnut tree. They are more commonly called conkers.
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