chestnut

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chestnut

A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.

Formerly chesten nut, from Middle English chesteyne, chasteine, from Old French chastaigne, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

chestnut	The nut of this tree or shrub.
chestnut	A dark, reddish-brown colour/color.
chestnut	A reddish-brown horse.
chestnut	The wood of a chestnut tree.
chestnut	(Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a phrase, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.
chestnut	A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
chestnut	horse-chestnut
chestnut	Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.

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