horse chestnut

noun

a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.

the shiny, brown, nutlike seed of this tree or of other trees of the genus Aesculus.

Origin of horse chestnut

1590–1600; translation of New Latin castanea equīna; so named from its use in treating respiratory diseases of horses

Words nearby horse chestnut

horse block, horsebox, horse brass, horsebrier, horsecar, horse chestnut, horse clam, horsecloth, horse-collar, horse conch, horse-coper

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Example sentences from the Web for horse chestnut

The theory and the fact have no more likeness to each other than a chestnut horse has to a horse-chestnut.
Theism or Atheism|Chapman Cohen
Overhead a horse-chestnut tree spread low branches across the sidewalk.
The Turner Twins|Ralph Henry Barbour
Collect a number of these larvæ and place them in the vivarium with some twigs of horse-chestnut.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study|Ontario Ministry of Education
Her perfectly arranged hair was glossy brown, with glints in it like the colour of a horse-chestnut.
December Love|Robert Hichens

Mulberry, horse-chestnut, and walnut were also well in leaf.
Kashmir|Sir Francis Edward Younghusband

British Dictionary definitions for horse chestnut

horse chestnut

noun

any of several trees of the genus Aesculus, esp the Eurasian A. hippocastanum, having palmate leaves, erect clusters of white, pink, or red flowers, and brown shiny inedible nuts enclosed in a spiky bur: family Hippocastanaceae

Also called: conker the nut of this tree

Word Origin for horse chestnut

C16: so called from its having been used in the treatment of respiratory disease in horses

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	horse chestnut
释义	horse chestnut noun a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers. the shiny, brown, nutlike seed of this tree or of other trees of the genus Aesculus. Origin of horse chestnut 1590–1600; translation of New Latin castanea equīna; so named from its use in treating respiratory diseases of horses Words nearby horse chestnut horse block, horsebox, horse brass, horsebrier, horsecar, horse chestnut, horse clam, horsecloth, horse-collar, horse conch, horse-coper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for horse chestnut The theory and the fact have no more likeness to each other than a chestnut horse has to a horse-chestnut. Theism or Atheism\|Chapman Cohen Overhead a horse-chestnut tree spread low branches across the sidewalk. The Turner Twins\|Ralph Henry Barbour Collect a number of these larvæ and place them in the vivarium with some twigs of horse-chestnut. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study\|Ontario Ministry of Education Her perfectly arranged hair was glossy brown, with glints in it like the colour of a horse-chestnut. December Love\|Robert Hichens Mulberry, horse-chestnut, and walnut were also well in leaf. Kashmir\|Sir Francis Edward Younghusband British Dictionary definitions for horse chestnut horse chestnut noun any of several trees of the genus Aesculus, esp the Eurasian A. hippocastanum, having palmate leaves, erect clusters of white, pink, or red flowers, and brown shiny inedible nuts enclosed in a spiky bur: family Hippocastanaceae Also called: conker the nut of this tree Word Origin for horse chestnut C16: so called from its having been used in the treatment of respiratory disease in horses Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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