Found 2 items, similar to Chestnut.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chestnut chestnut n 1: wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea 2: any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur [syn: chestnut tree] 3: edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea 4: a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg 5: a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse chestnut adj : used of hair; of a golden brown to reddish brown color; “a chestnut horse”; “chestnut hair”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chestnut Chestnut \Chest"nut\, n. [For chesten-nut; OE. chestein, chesten, chastein, chestnut, fr. AS. cisten in cistenbe['a]m chestnut tree, influenced by OF. chastaigne, F. ch[^a]taigne, both the AS. and the F. words coming from L. castanea a chestnut, Gr. ?, fr. ? a city of Pontus, where chestnut trees grew in abundance, and whence they were introduced into Europe. Cf. Castanets.] 1. (Bot.) The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesce) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur. [1913 Webster] 2. The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. A bright brown color, like that of the nut. [1913 Webster] 4. The horse chestnut (often so used in England). [1913 Webster] 5. One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse, and allied animals. [1913 Webster] 6. An old joke or story. [Slang] [1913 Webster] Chestnut tree, a tree that bears chestnuts. [1913 Webster] Chestnut \Chest"nut\, a. Of or pertaining of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls. [1913 Webster]