What is the meaning of chestnut?

noun

  • Wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea.
  • Any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur.
  • Edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea.
  • The brown color of chestnuts.
  • A small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg.
  • A dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse.

adjective

  • Of hair or feathers. ( of a golden brown to reddish brown color)
    • usage: "a chestnut horse"; "chestnut hair"
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