English Explanatory Dictionary

horse chestnut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere.
  2. The large nutlike seed of these trees.

Pronunciation

/ˌhɔːs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-horse chestnut.wav /ˌhɔɹs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/

Word forms

horse chestnut horse chestnuts horse-chestnut

Etymology

Calque of translingual Castanea equina (literally “equine chestnut”).

Synonyms

buckeye conker tree conker
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