Akademik

Japanese chestnut

noun

a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk

• Syn: ↑Castanea crenata

• Hypernyms: ↑chestnut, ↑chestnut tree

• Member Holonyms: ↑Castanea, ↑genus Castanea

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noun

Usage: usually capitalized J

1. : a Japanese nut tree (Castanea crenata)

2. : the fruit of the Japanese chestnut that is larger than the American chestnut but not so sweet

Useful english dictionary. 2012.