horse chestnut

== English == === Alternative forms === horse-chestnut === Etymology === Translating obsolete Latin name Castanea equina. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhɔːs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌhɔɹs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/ === Noun === horse chestnut (plural horse chestnuts) Any of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere. The large nutlike seed of these trees. ==== Synonyms ==== (tree): buckeye (US), conker tree (UK, informal) (seed): buckeye (US), conker (UK) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “horse-chestnut”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. horse chestnut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Aesculus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies