The fruit of this tree; a chestnut.
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible nuts or nut-trees > [noun] > chestnut (19) chesteine1362 The fruit of this tree; a chestnut. castanea1398 A chestnut. Also attributive. chestnut1519 The large edible seed or ‘nut’ of the chestnut-tree (see A. 2), two or more of which are enclosed in a prickly pericarp or ‘burr’. Sardian acorn1551 Of or pertaining to Sardis. maroon1594 A kind of large chestnut; = marron, n.1 Also in maroon-nut. Obsolete. sweet chestnut1818 the common or Spanish chestnut, Castanea sativa, as distinguished from the bitter inedible horse chestnut, n.; also, the fruit or timber of this tree. marron1877 The nut of the sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa, esp. as used in cooking or eaten as a sweetmeat; spec. one of an extra large variety resulting from… Sardinian acorn1895 Sardinian acorn, Sardinian nut = Sardian, adj. n. acorn, nut. Subcategories:— shell of (2) — chestnut tree (9) |
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