- red horse chestnut
- noun
: a much cultivated ornamental tree (Aesculus carnea) of hybrid origin resembling the common horse chestnut but having red flowers
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
red horse chestnut
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red horse-chestnut — rausvažiedis kaštonas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaštoninių šeimos dekoratyvinis kultūrinis augalas (Aesculus ×carnea). atitikmenys: lot. Aesculus ×carnea angl. flowering horse chestnut; red horse chestnut šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
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 — Horse chest nut, Horsechestnut Horse chest nut, n. 1. (Bot.) The large nutlike seed of a species of {[AE]sculus} ({[AE]sculus Hippocastanum}), formerly ground, and fed to horses, whence the name. The seed is not considered edible by humans.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flowering horse-chestnut — rausvažiedis kaštonas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaštoninių šeimos dekoratyvinis kultūrinis augalas (Aesculus ×carnea). atitikmenys: lot. Aesculus ×carnea angl. flowering horse chestnut; red horse chestnut šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
horse chestnut — noun 1. tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑buckeye, ↑Aesculus hippocastanum • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • … Useful english dictionary
horse chestnut — /hɔs ˈtʃɛsnʌt/ (say haws chesnut) noun 1. the shiny, brown nut like seed of several species of Aesculus, ornamental trees bearing large digitate leaves and upright clusters of showy white, red, or yellow flowers, principally A. hippocastanum… …
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 — noun 1》 a deciduous tree with large leaves of five leaflets, upright conical clusters of white, pink, or red flowers, and nuts (conkers) enclosed in a spiny case. [Aesculus hippocastanum and related species.] 2》 a conker. Origin C16: translating… … English new terms dictionary
japanese horse chestnut — noun Usage: usually capitalized J : a Japanese tree (Aesculus turbinata) sometimes cultivated for its showy, yellowish white, red spotted flowers … Useful english dictionary
Chestnut (coat) — For the callousity called a chestnut , see Chestnut (horse anatomy). A chestnut horse This copper red shade is sometimes also called Sorrel . Chestnut is a hair coat color of horses consisting of a reddish to brown coat with a mane and tail the… … Wikipedia
