JAPANESE CHESTNUT

Pronunciation (US):

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Meaning:

A spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk

Synonyms:

Castanea crenata; Japanese chestnut

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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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