CASTANEA DENTATA

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Meaning:

Large tree found from Maine to Alabama

Synonyms:

American chestnut; American sweet chestnut; Castanea dentata

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Castanea dentata" 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 ("Castanea dentata" is a member of...):

Castanea; genus Castanea (chestnuts; chinkapins)

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