noun
wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia
• Syn: ↑European chestnut, ↑Spanish chestnut, ↑Castanea sativa
• Hypernyms: ↑chestnut, ↑chestnut tree
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a large tree with spreading branches, which produces smooth brown nuts that you can eat, inside cases with sharp points on them
See also: ↑Spanish chestnut
Useful english dictionary. 2012.