- horse chestnut [genus Aesculus]
- hestekastanje {fk}
noun
English-Danish mini dictionary. 2014.
horse chestnut [genus Aesculus]
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genus Aesculus — noun deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia • Syn: ↑Aesculus • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Hippocastanaceae, ↑family Hippocastan … Useful english dictionary
horse-chestnut family — Family Hippocastanaceae, composed of the buckeyes and the horse chestnuts (genus Aesculus), native to the northern temperate zone. The best known species of horse chestnut is the common, or European, horse chestnut (A. hippocastanum), native to… … Universalium
Horse-chestnut — may refer to:* Horse chestnut (tree), the genus Aesculus of 20–25 species of deciduous trees and shrubs * Horse chestnut leaf miner, moth of the lepidopteran family Gracillariidae * Horse Chestnut (horse), a South African Thoroughbred racehorse … Wikipedia
horse chestnut — horse′ chest nut n. 1) pln any shrub or tree of the genus Aesculus, esp. A. hippocastanum, with large compound leaves and upright clusters of white flowers 2) pln the shiny brown nutlike seed of trees of the genus Aesculus[/ex] • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
horse chestnut — n. 1. any of a genus (Aesculus) of shrubs and trees of the horse chestnut family, including buckeyes; esp., a tree ( A. hippocastanum) with large, palmately compound leaves, clusters of white flowers, and glossy, brown seeds 2. a seed of this… … English World dictionary
horse chestnut — 1. a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers. 2. the shiny, brown, nutlike seed of this tree or of other trees of the genus Aesculus. [1590 1600; trans. of NL castanea… … Universalium
Horse-chestnut leaf miner — Taxobox name = Cameraria ohridella status = secure image width = 250px image caption = Horse chestnut leaf miner regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera superfamilia = Gracillarioidea familia = Gracillariidae… … Wikipedia
horse chestnut — noun 1. tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑buckeye, ↑Aesculus hippocastanum • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree • … Useful english dictionary
horse-chestnut family — noun trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule • Syn: ↑Hippocastanaceae, ↑family Hippocastanaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Sapindales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
horse-chestnut — noun a) A species of trees of the genus Aesculus as it is known in Eurasia, common in the temperate zones of both hemispheres and called buckeyes in America. b) The large nutlike seed of these trees … Wiktionary
Aesculus hippocastanum — Horse chestnut redirects here. For other uses, see Horse chestnut (disambiguation). Aesculus hippocastanum Aesculus hippocastanum, Horse chestnut planted as a feature tree in a park Scientific classification … Wikipedia
