JAPANESE CHESTNUT
Dictionary entry overview: What does Japanese chestnut mean? • JAPANESE CHESTNUT (noun)
The noun JAPANESE CHESTNUT has 1 sense:
1. a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk
Familiarity information: JAPANESE CHESTNUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• JAPANESE CHESTNUT (noun)
Meaning:
A spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Castanea crenata; Japanese chestnut
Hypernyms ("Japanese chestnut" is a kind of...):
chestnut; chestnut tree (any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur)
Holonyms ("Japanese chestnut" is a member of...):
Castanea; genus Castanea (chestnuts; chinkapins)
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