horse chestnut

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌhɔːs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/
• (America) IPA: /ˌhɔɹs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/

Noun

horse chestnut (plural horse chestnuts)

1. A species of trees of the genus Aesculus, common in the temperate zones of both hemispheres.
2. The large nutlike seed of these trees.

Synonyms

• (tree) buckeye (US), conker tree (UK)
• (seed) buckeye (US), conker (UK)

Translations

• French: marronnier, marronnier d’Inde
• German: Rosskastanie, Kastanie
• Italian: ippocastano, castagno d'India
• Portuguese: castanha-da-índia, castanheira-da-índia, castanheiro-da-índia
• Russian: ко́нский кашта́н
• Spanish: castaño de Indias

Translations

• French: marron, marron d’Inde
• German: Rosskastanie, Kastanie
• Italian: castagna d'India
• Portuguese: castanha-da-índia
• Russian: ко́нский кашта́н
• Spanish: castaño de Indias

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