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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chest•nut /ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] any of several tall trees of the beech family, having nuts that can be eaten.
- Botany, Plant Biology[countable] the nut of such a tree.
- [uncountable] the wood of any of these trees.
- [uncountable] a reddish brown color.
- [countable] an old joke, etc., that is no longer funny.
- Dog and Cat Breeds[countable] a horse having a reddish brown or brown body with mane and tail of the same or a lighter color.
adj. - reddish brown.
chest•nut•ty, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chest•nut (ches′nut′, -nət),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata (American chestnut,) which has been virtually destroyed by the chestnut blight, C. sativa (European chestnut,) C. mollissima (Chinese chestnut,) and C. crenata (Japanese chestnut.)
- Plant Biologythe edible nut of such a tree.
- the wood of any of these trees.
- Plant Biologyany fruit or tree resembling the chestnut, as the horse chestnut.
- reddish brown.
- an old or stale joke, anecdote, etc.
- Zoologythe callosity on the inner side of the leg of a horse. See diag. under horse.
- Dog and Cat Breedsa reddish-brown horse having the mane and tail of the same color. Cf. bay5 (def. 2).
- Dog and Cat BreedsAlso called liver chestnut. a horse of a solid, dark-brown color.
- Idioms pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire, to rescue someone from a difficulty.
adj. - reddish-brown.
- Food(of food) containing or made with chestnuts:turkey with chestnut stuffing.
- Greek kastanéa) + nut
- Latin castanea
- 1350–1400; 1880–85 for def. 6; earlier chesten nut, Middle English chesten, Old English cysten chestnut tree (
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