castanea
NounSynonyms:
genus Castanea
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Noun (1)
- chestnuts; chinkapinsSynonyms: genus CastaneaType of hamamelid dicot genusMember of Fagaceae, family FagaceaeMembers chestnut, American chestnut, Chinese chestnut, Allegheny chinkapin, Ozark chinkapin, Japanese chestnut
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cas·ta′ne·a noun
Origin: L., a chestnut, fr. Gr. ….
Botany A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54