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n.a chestnut (Castanea mollissima) with large, sweet nuts, often crossed with other chestnuts because of its resistance to chestnut blight
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Chinese chestnut
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Chinese chestnut — n. a chestnut (Castanea mollissima) with large, sweet nuts, often crossed with other chestnuts because of its resistance to chestnut blight … English World dictionary
Chinese Chestnut — Taxobox name = Chinese Chestnut image width = image caption = regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Fagaceae genus = Castanea species = C. mollissima binomial = Castanea mollissima binomial… … Wikipedia
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Chinese chestnut — noun Date: circa 1909 an Asian chestnut (Castanea mollissima) that is resistant to chestnut blight … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chinese chestnut — Chi′nese chest′nut n. pln an Asian chestnut, Castanea mollissima, that is resistant to the chestnut blight • Etymology: 1905–10 … From formal English to slang
Chinese chestnut — noun a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China • Syn: ↑Castanea mollissima • Hypernyms: ↑chestnut, ↑chestnut tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Castanea, ↑genus Castanea … Useful english dictionary
Chinese chestnut. — See under chestnut (def. 1). [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
Chinese chestnut. — See under chestnut (def. 1). [1905 10] … Useful english dictionary
Chestnut blight — fungus Cankers caused by the fungal infection cause the bark to split. Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Phylum … Wikipedia
Chestnut (disambiguation) — Chestnut is a genus of deciduous tree and shrub species Castanea. The name also refers to the edible nut these trees produce. Chestnut (also chesnut) may also refer to: In architecture: Chestnut Lodge, historic building in Rockville, Maryland… … Wikipedia
