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chestnut

[ches-nuht, -nuht] / ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət /














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Three giant horse chestnut trees, each over 80 feet tall, stand guard in front of my house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The sweet and soft nut plays a large role in traditional mountain cooking and tradition because in places where you couldn’t grow wheat or barley, there were still chestnut trees.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

The single combat involves swinging a conker -- a hardened horse chestnut -- on a string at your opponent's nut with murderous venom, until one is smashed to pieces.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Known as a 'false autumn' - the leaves on some trees such as horse chestnut have already turned brown and dropped in response to the stress of drought.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

He likes the chestnut beams and chisel marks.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor




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