American chestnut
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of American chestnut
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85
Example Sentences
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Whether chronicling the tragic history of the American chestnut, or the anger of contemporary activists confronting climate change, Powers’ concentric plots spin.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
Once called “the redwood of the east” with a typical height of more than 100 feet and a diameter up to 10 feet, the American chestnut is a historical icon of Appalachian ecology.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2023
“We called them gray ghosts,” the now 77-year-old retired forester says of the American chestnut tree scattered throughout his former North Carolina home and still towering over the forest floors.
From National Geographic • Apr. 28, 2023
A forester at the Bronx Zoo was the first to sound the alarm when he noticed a dead American chestnut tree in the middle of summer.
From Scientific American • Jan. 26, 2023
Before long, the dogwood, like the American chestnut and American elm, will effectively cease to exist.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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