Tahitian chestnut

noun

A tropical tree native from Malaysia across the southern Pacific (Inocarpus fagifer).

Meanings

nounTahitian chestnut (plural Tahitian chestnuts)

plural Tahitian chestnuts

  1. A tropical tree native from Malaysia across the southern Pacific (Inocarpus fagifer).

    Synonyms: Polynesian chestnut

  2. Edible seed of this tree.

    Synonyms: Polynesian chestnut

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tropical tree native from Malaysia across the southern Pacific (Inocarpus fagifer).

nounEdible seed of this tree.

Translations

Japanese タイヘイヨウグルミ
  • タイヘイヨウグルミ (taiheiyō-gurumi)Inocarpus fagifer
Malay gayam, gayang
  • gayamInocarpus fagifer
  • gayangInocarpus fagifer
Polish kasztan polinezyjski
  • kasztan polinezyjskiInocarpus fagifer
Cite this entry
APA

Tahitian chestnut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tahitian%20chestnut

MLA

“Tahitian chestnut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tahitian%20chestnut. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tahitian chestnut,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tahitian%20chestnut.

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