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horse chestnut
- any of a genus (Aesculus) of shrubs and trees of the horse-chestnut family, including buckeyes; esp., a tree (A. hippocastanum) with large, palmately compound leaves, clusters of white flowers, and glossy, brown seeds
- a seed of this tree
adjective
designating a family (Hippocastanaceae, order Sapindales) of dicotyledonous trees, including the horse chestnuts
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