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horse-chestnut family — Family Hippocastanaceae, composed of the buckeyes and the horse chestnuts (genus Aesculus), native to the northern temperate zone. The best known species of horse chestnut is the common, or European, horse chestnut (A. hippocastanum), native to… … Universalium
horse chestnut family — horse′ chest nut fam ily n. pln a plant family, Hippocastanaceae, of trees with palmately compound leaves and terminal clusters of white, red, or yellow flowers … From formal English to slang
horse chestnut — n. 1. any of a genus (Aesculus) of shrubs and trees of the horse chestnut family, including buckeyes; esp., a tree ( A. hippocastanum) with large, palmately compound leaves, clusters of white flowers, and glossy, brown seeds 2. a seed of this… … English World dictionary
horse chestnut — 1. a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers. 2. the shiny, brown, nutlike seed of this tree or of other trees of the genus Aesculus. [1590 1600; trans. of NL castanea… … Universalium
horse chestnut — noun Date: 1597 1. a large tree (Aesculus hippocastanum of the family Hippocastanaceae, the horse chestnut family) of southeastern Europe that has palmate leaves and erect conical clusters of showy flowers and is widely cultivated as an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Horse-chestnut — may refer to:* Horse chestnut (tree), the genus Aesculus of 20–25 species of deciduous trees and shrubs * Horse chestnut leaf miner, moth of the lepidopteran family Gracillariidae * Horse Chestnut (horse), a South African Thoroughbred racehorse … Wikipedia
horse-chestnut — [hôrs′ches΄nut] adj. 〚transl. of obs. botanical L Castanea equina: reason for name uncert.〛 designating a family (Hippocastanaceae, order Sapindales) of dicotyledonous trees, including the horse chestnuts * * * … Universalium
horse-chestnut — [hôrs′ches΄nut] adj. [transl. of obs. botanical L Castanea equina: reason for name uncert.] designating a family (Hippocastanaceae, order Sapindales) of dicotyledonous trees, including the horse chestnuts … English World dictionary
Horse-chestnut leaf miner — Taxobox name = Cameraria ohridella status = secure image width = 250px image caption = Horse chestnut leaf miner regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera superfamilia = Gracillarioidea familia = Gracillariidae… … Wikipedia
Hundred Horse Chestnut — The chestnut tree today … Wikipedia
