noun
Origin: < chesten-nut < ME chesteine < OFr chastaigne < L castanea < Gr kastaneia
adjective
See chestnut in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Earlier chesten (from Middle English chesteine, from Old French chastaigne, from Latin castanea, from Greek kastaneā, chestnut tree, from kastana, sweet chestnuts)
Origin: + nut
.chestnut
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
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