A large ornamental tree, Æsculus Hippocastanum (N.O. Sapindaceæ), probably a native of Asia, said to have been introduced into England 1550; it…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > horse-chestnut tree and allies > [noun] (13) horse chestnut1597 A large ornamental tree, Æsculus Hippocastanum (N.O. Sapindaceæ), probably a native of Asia, said to have been introduced into England 1550; it… poison root1712 any of various roots poisonous to humans or animals, spec. the red horse chestnut, Aesculus pavia, the root and twigs of which were formerly used… Pavia1731 Originally: the red buckeye, Aesculus pavia. Later: a genus (now usually regarded as a section of the genus Aesculus) comprising buckeyes having… buckeye1763 Botany. More fully buckeye tree. The American Horse-chestnut (Æsculus glabra). Also, a tree of this species. buckwood1787 = buckeye, n. 1. Ohio buckeye1810 a buckeye, Aesculus glabra (family Hippocastanaceae), native to the south-eastern and central United States. sweet buckeye1815 a yellow-flowered horse chestnut, Aesculus octandra, found in eastern North America. chestnut1842 Applied to the tree Æsculus Hippocastanum, or to its seed; more fully called horse chestnut, n. Subcategories:— nut (4) — inflorescence (1) |
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