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Definition of Spanish chestnut

1. Noun. Wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia.

Definition of Spanish chestnut

1. Noun. A deciduous tree with edible deep brown nutlike fruits. The fruits have a little white, fluffy tail. ¹

2. Noun. Fruit of this tree. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spanish Chestnut

Literary usage of Spanish chestnut

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Indian Forester (1883)
"DEAR SIR,—I mentioned in a recent number of the " Indian Forester," that the spanish chestnut trees growing at Nachar and ..."

2. The Indian Forester (1895)
"A more detailed account of th^introduction of the spanish chestnut into Kulu is furnished by Mr. Gisborne Smith, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Lahore, ..."

3. The Indian Forester (1896)
"A more detailed account of the introduction of the spanish chestnut into Kulu is furnished by Mr. Gisborne Smith, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Lahore, ..."

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