American chestnut

American  

[uh-mer-i-kuhn chest-nuht, chest-nuht] / əˈmɛr ɪ kən ˈtʃɛstˌnʌt, ˈtʃɛst nət /

noun

1. chestnut1

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Etymology

Origin of American chestnut

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

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

The blight precipitated an insidious acid in the American chestnut trees, and gnawed grievous cankers into their woody trunks.

From Salon

“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

Within 50 years, the towering American chestnut trees were gone.

From Scientific American

By springtime, the group had planted upward of 20,000 seedlings, a mix of 20 different native tree species including the American chestnut, the Virginia pine and a variety of oaks.

From New York Times