The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Castanea, in the beech family Fagaceae. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce...
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The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a large, fast-growing deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. As is true of all...
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Morris Lamont Chestnut (born January 1, 1969) is an American actor. He first came to prominence for his role as Ricky in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood...
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Joseph Christian Chestnut (born November 25, 1983) is an American competitive eater. As of 2024[update], he is ranked first in the world by Major League...
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Chestnut or castaneous is a colour, a medium reddish shade of brown (displayed right), and is named after the nut of the chestnut tree. An alternate name...
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Water chestnut may refer to either of two plants, both used in Chinese cuisine: Eleocharis dulcis, or Chinese water chestnut, is eaten for its crisp corm...
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chestnut in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chestnut is a genus of deciduous trees and shrubs, and the name of the edible nut they produce. Chestnut...
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Castanea sativa (redirect from Sweet chestnut)
Castanea sativa, the sweet chestnut, Spanish chestnut or just chestnut, is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae, native to Southern Europe and Asia...
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Aesculus hippocastanum (redirect from Common horse-chestnut)
called horse-chestnut, European horsechestnut, buckeye, and conker tree. It is not to be confused with the sweet chestnut or Spanish chestnut, Castanea sativa...
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American chestnut (Castanea dentata) and American chinquapin (Castanea pumila) are highly susceptible to chestnut blight. The European chestnut (Castanea...
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