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chestnut
chestnut name for any species of the genus Castanea, deciduous trees of the family Fagaceae ( beech or oak family) widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. They are characterized by thin-shelled, sweet, edible nuts borne in a bristly bur. The common American chestnut, C. dentata, is nati... Read more
horse chestnut
horse chestnut common name for some members of the Hippocastanaceae, a family of trees and shrubs of the north temperate zones and of South America. The horse chestnut tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, a native of the Balkan peninsula, is now cultivated in many countries for shade and ornament. Bucke... Read more
blight
blight general term for any sudden and severe plant disease or for the agent that causes it. The term is now applied chiefly to diseases caused by bacteria (e.g., bean blights and fire blight of fruit trees), viruses (e.g., soybean bud blight), fungi (e.g., chestnut blight), and protists (e.g., pot... Read more
bur
bur or burr, popular name for fruits that have barbed, pointed, or rough outgrowths. By clinging to the fur or hair of animals and the clothing of man they are transported from the parent plant, often great distances. Some common burs include those of the chestnut, burdock, bur marigold, and co... Read more
Morgan horse
Morgan horse breed of American light horse descended from a single progenitor—the famous Justin Morgan . Morgans are used as all-purpose light horses and are very popular on cattle ranches. Their average height is just under 15 hands (60 in./150 cm), and their average weight is about 1,000... Read more
sedge
sedge common name for members of the Cyperaceae, a family of grasslike and rushlike herbs found in all parts of the world, especially in marshes of subarctic and temperate zones. The name sedge is also used specifically for species of the genus Carex of the same family. Sedges differ from true ... Read more
C. Vann Woodward
C. Vann Woodward (Comer Vann Woodward), 1908-99, American historian, b. Vanndale, Ark. He graduated from Emory Univ. (1930), received his Ph.D. in history from the Univ. of North Carolina (1937), and taught at several schools, most notably Johns Hopkins (1946-61) and Yale (1961-77). An outstanding ... Read more
chickadee
chickadee , small North American bird of the titmouse family. The black-capped chickadee ( Parus atricapillus ), lively and gregarious, is a permanent resident over most of its range in the East. Both sexes have black caps, gray backs and wings, and fluffy white to buff underparts. They often swin... Read more
Welsh pony
Welsh pony breed of small horse of European origin. First bred primarily in Saxony, it later became localized in Wales. Although the breed is of ancient type, it presently bears traces of the Arabian horse and shows influences of the Thoroughbred horse . It is a popular children's pony and has... Read more
American saddlebred horse
American saddlebred horse breed of light horse with great beauty, easy gait, and stamina; also known as the American saddle horse and the Kentucky saddler. It was developed primarily from the Thoroughbred and the Naragansett pacer. It is noted for its tremendous showy action in all gaits, its w... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Chestnut"

Chestnut
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...Chestnut The sweet chestnut The American chestnut Chestnuts are species of trees in the genus Castanea...evolve to be less deadly to the American chestnut. Other chestnuts The Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata ) and Chinese chestnut...
Horse Chestnut
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine ...Hippocastanaceae family. Horse chestnuts are in an entirely...well-known sweet chestnut tree, Castanea vesca . Horse chestnuts exist in nature...californica , is a horse chestnut tree found all along...General use Horse chestnuts have been used as...
chestnut
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...type of American chestnut resistant to the...Chinese and Japanese chestnuts, in order to replace the old chestnut forests. The dead...source of tannin. Chestnut wood is porous...and beams. Edible chestnuts are now mostly imported...
horse chestnut
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...America. The horse chestnut tree, Aesculus hippocastanum...the same genus. Horse chestnuts and buckeyes (as the...somewhat resemble true chestnuts in appearance but are...The wood of the horse chestnut and of the buckeye is...Colombia to Mexico. Horse chestnuts are classified in the...
Chestnut Street Theatre
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, America's first theatre in the English...success of the Walnut Street and Arch Street theatres finally forced the Chestnut Street Theatre into bankruptcy; after burning down in 1856 it was not rebuilt...
water chestnut
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition water chestnut see sedge .
Beech family (Fagaceae)
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...beeches, oaks, and sweet chestnuts. Most members of the...Fagus ) and sweet chestnut are, or were, in the...and southwest Spain. Chestnuts are especially prized...10 species of sweet chestnuts, the most widely grown...or European sweet chestnut, a native of southern...
Competition
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...example, by the early 1950s the American chestnut (Castanea dentata ) had been eliminated...introduction of a fungal pathogen known as chestnut blight (Endothia parasitica ). Other...sudden release from competition with the chestnut by opportunistically filling in the canopy...
Monarch Flycatchers
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...quite brightly colored, with blues, reds, chestnuts, and other showy hues. The males of some species...a black head with a crest, a white belly, a chestnut back, and two long, chestnut plumes extending from the tail. This species...
Nut
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...Americans once prized the nuts of the American chestnut ( Castanea dentata ) as a food. However...decimated by an introduced fungus, known as the Chestnut blight. Now, nuts of the sweet chestnut tree ( Cadtomea sakua ) are occasionally served...

Dictionary entries related to "Chestnut"

chestnut
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...es(t)ˌnət / • n. 1. (also sweet chestnut ) a glossy brown nut that may be roasted and eaten. 2. (also chestnut tree , sweet chestnut , or Spanish chestnut ) the large European tree ( Castanea sativa ) of...
chestnut blight
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology chestnut blight( chestnut canker ) A disease of the American chestnut (Castanea dentata) caused by the fungus Endothia parasitica. Invasion of the vascular cambium by the pathogen results in wilting and the death of the tree. The introduction...
chestnuts out of the fire, pull someone's
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable chestnuts out of the fire, pull someone's succeed in a hazardous undertaking for someone else's benefit, with reference to the fable of a monkey using a cat's paw to extract roasting chestnuts from a fire.
chestnut, old
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable chestnut, old a joke, story, or subject that has become tedious and uninteresting because of its age...is the twenty-seventh time I have heard you relate this story, and you invariably said, a chestnut, till now.’
chestnut canker
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences chestnut canker See CHESTNUT BLIGHT .
horse chestnut
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...conspicuous sticky winter buds, and upright conical clusters of white, pink, or red flowers. Unrelated to true chestnuts, the horse chestnut bears unpalatable nuts enclosed in fleshy, thorny husks. ∎  the fruit or seed of this...
water chestnut
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition water chestnut Seeds of Trapa natans and T. bicornis ; see chestnut .
Chinese water chestnut
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition Chinese water chestnut See chestnut .
chestnut mushroom
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition chestnut mushroom See mushrooms .
Tahitian chestnut
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences Tahitian chestnut See INOCARPUS .

Thesaurus entries related to "Chestnut"

nut
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...nut) breadnut bunya nut butternut candlenut cashew (nut) chestnut chinquapin/chinkapin cobnut coco de mer coconut cohune...English walnut filbert gingko nut hazelnut hickory nut horse chestnut litchi (nut) macadamia (nut) nutmeg peanut pecan pignoli...
auburn
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English auburn • adjective   synonyms : reddish-brown, Titian, Titian red, chestnut-colored, chestnut, copper-colored, copper, rust-colored, russet.
tree
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...butternut camphor tree cascara (buckthorn) catalpa cedar cherry chestnut chinaberry chinquapin/chinkapin chokecherry cholla cliffrose...hemlock hickory hog plum holly honey locust hornbeam horse chestnut ironwood Joshua tree juneberry juniper kidneywood larch laurel...
banality
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...prosaicness, dullness; informal corniness. antonym: originality.   2. they exchanged banalities synonyms : platitude, cliché, truism, old chestnut, stock phrase, bromide, commonplace. antonyms: epigram, witticism.
epigram
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus epigram • noun  a collection of humorous epigrams from old gravestones synonyms : witticism, quip, jest, pun, bon mot; saying, maxim, adage, aphorism, apophthegm, epigraph; informal one-liner, wisecrack, (old) chestnut. See note at saying.
red
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...xA0; 3. his eyes were red synonyms : bloodshot, sore.   4. red hair synonyms : reddish, auburn, titian, chestnut, carroty, ginger, sandy. phrases: in the red  his account is still in the red synonyms : overdrawn, in debt...
commonplace
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...early death was a commonplace synonyms : everyday event, routine.   2. a great store of commonplaces synonyms : platitude, cliché, truism, hackneyed phrase, trite phrase, old chestnut, banality; dated bromide.
saying
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...dictum, expression, phrase, formula; slogan, catchphrase, mantra; platitude, cliché, commonplace, truism, chestnut. phrase: it goes without saying  it goes without saying we'll need to rent a car when we get there synonyms...
vegetable
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...spinach spring onion sugar snap pea summer squash sweet potato Swiss chard taro Thai chili pepper tomatillo turnip wakame water chestnut watercress wax bean winged bean winter melon yam yard-long bean yellow squash zucchini See also table at bean.
brown
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus brown • adjective  she has brown eyes synonyms : hazel, chocolate-colored, coffee-colored, cocoa-colored, nut-brown; brunette; sepia, mahogany, umber, burnt sienna; beige, buff, tan, fawn, camel, café au lait, caramel, chestnut.

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Chestnuts: Beyond Merely Roasted
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/8/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...fronts, importing and selling chestnuts and chestnut products from Italy and working...sold through the mail dried chestnuts, chestnut flour and a chestnut and fig...cabbage. Desserts made from chestnuts or chestnut flour (which is made from...
Chestnut Grove Is One of Few -- Selah grower says chestnuts are an awful lot of work.
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic; 3/25/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...after a leading chestnut variety. Ask Steve...planted 18 acres to chestnuts, and you'll get...University to invest in a chestnut peeler apparatus...needed was enough chestnuts to experiment...we use the frozen chestnuts for samples." He noted that the chestnut is more perishable...
Chestnuts usher in festivities
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/20/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...they pick up big buckets of chestnuts." One family still makes a chestnut flour out of the picked chestnuts, says Pronsolino, and...chestnuts and cooked peeled chestnuts, as well as products such as chestnut flour and chestnut spread...
Michigan Chestnut Growers Aim to Revive Market.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 12/22/2001; 700+ words ; ...shipment of exotic chestnut trees in 1904. Today chestnuts sold in supermarkets...cash market for chestnuts from blight-resistant Chinese chestnut trees. Their cooperative...produce 50 pounds of chestnuts per year," he said. A chestnut grove can produce...
Chestnuts roast not only over holiday fires
Newspaper article from: The Columbian; 10/9/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...because hot roasted chestnuts make the best...honor of National Chestnut Month, Ray and...offer recipes and chestnut-handling techniques...For example, chestnuts should be stored...the more subtle chestnut nuances. Chestnuts in red wine has...
Unearth Chestnuts' `Burr-ied' Treasure
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 1/5/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...their sweet and mealy chestnuts from domestically grown Chinese chestnut trees that replaced...flat side of each chestnut. Cover chestnuts with water and boil...where I buy canned chestnut puree and whole chestnuts from France to make...
Roasted Chestnuts Crack Open New Dessert Ideas
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/17/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...chestnut gruel, chestnut bread and roasted chestnuts. Europeans still...one of my favorite chestnut desserts. Mention chestnuts to a Hungarian and...RAICHLEN'S HUNGARIAN CHESTNUT PUREE 2 pounds fresh chestnuts or 1 (1-pound...
Chestnuts back for the holidays.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/18/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...ground to make chestnut flour for porridge...flat breads. _Chestnuts and the holidays...One pound of chestnuts in the shell...about 2 cups of chestnut puree. For...per person. Chestnut-Chocolate Mousse 1 pound chestnuts 1 cup sugar...
Chestnuts roasting in a delivery van.(Life)
Newspaper article from: The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario); 3/11/2009; 700+ words ; ...Sampson Meet Mr. Chestnut. Chestnuts are the most attractive...delivery van into a chestnut-mobile - running...roasting and selling chestnuts, as Hu enthusiastically...why not roasted chestnuts in summer? Keith...to keep the Mr. Chestnut van going into...
CHESTNUTS FOR CHRISTMAS PAST, PRESENT.(LIFE & LEISURE)(Recipe)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/20/2000; 700+ words ; ...dessert topped with chestnut puree and whipped cream...Canned and bottled peeled chestnuts are available year round...substitute for regular chestnuts. Both the shell and thin, brown skin of the chestnut need to be removed before...However, peeling chestnuts can be a time-consuming...