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chestnuts

  • plural
    of chestnut.
    chestnut
    noun
    any of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata American chestnut, which has been virtually destroyed by the chestnut blight, C. sativa European chestnut, C. mollissima Chinese chestnut, and C. crenata Japanese chestnut.

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He talks about a recent lunch he made: soup with chestnuts.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

In the Old City, home to a small but vibrant Christian community and several important churches, red baubles hang from some trees, shopkeepers have put up Christmas decorations and street vendors peddle warm chestnuts.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

American-grown chestnuts have been rare since a blight hit our native species over a century ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

MGM attempted to replicate its success by having Francis spruce up old chestnuts, but to no avail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025

“Horse chestnuts? Crab apples? What in the world for?”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller