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chestnut

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noun

  • A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
  • The nut of this tree or shrub.
  • A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.
  • A reddish-brown horse.
  • The wood of a chestnut tree.
  • An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").
  • A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
  • The horse-chestnut.
Synonyms:chestnut treenight eye

adjective

  • Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.

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