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japanese chestnut

Jap·a·nese chest·nut
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jap-uh-neez, -nees ches-nuht, -nuh t]
    • /ˌdʒæp əˈniz, -ˈnis ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jap-uh-neez, -nees ches-nuht, -nuh t]
    • /ˌdʒæp əˈniz, -ˈnis ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət/

Definitions of japanese chestnut words

  • noun japanese chestnut any of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata (American chestnut) which has been virtually destroyed by the chestnut blight, C. sativa (European chestnut) C. mollissima (Chinese chestnut) and C. crenata (Japanese chestnut) 1
  • noun japanese chestnut the edible nut of such a tree. 1
  • noun japanese chestnut the wood of any of these trees. 1
  • noun japanese chestnut any fruit or tree resembling the chestnut, as the horse chestnut. 1
  • noun japanese chestnut reddish brown. 1
  • noun japanese chestnut an old or stale joke, anecdote, etc. 1
See all 12 definitions of japanese chestnut

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Origin of japanese chestnut

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; 1880-85 for def 6; earlier chesten nut, Middle English chesten, Old English cysten chestnut tree (< Latin castanea < Greek kastanéa) + nut

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Parts of speech for Japanese chestnut

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japanese chestnut popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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