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Noun: chestnut tree  'ches,nút tree
  1. Any of several deciduous trees; yields a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
    - chestnut

Derived forms: chestnut trees

Type of: tree

Part of: Castanea, genus Castanea

Encyclopedia: Chestnut tree