Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several trees of the genus Aesculus, especially the European species A. hippocastanum, having opposite, palmately compound leaves, erect clusters of white flowers tinged with red or yellow, and spiny or smooth capsules containing large shiny brown seeds.
- noun The seed of any of these plants.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
horse-chestnut .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Perhaps from a former use to cure cough in horses.]
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March 16, 2011