Horse chestnut
/ˌhɔɹs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere.
- 2 tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds wordnet
- 3 The large nutlike seed of these trees.
- 4 the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut wordnet
Etymology
Translating obsolete Latin name Castanea equina.