Meanings
nounchestnut tree (plural chestnut trees)
plural chestnut trees
- A tree that bears chestnuts; a tree of the genus Castanea
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
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Translations
Ancient Greek καστανέα
- καστανέα (kastanéa)tree that bears chestnuts
Basque gaztaina, gaztainondo
- gaztainatree that bears chestnuts
- gaztainondotree that bears chestnuts
Bulgarian кестен
- кестен (kesten)tree that bears chestnuts
Catalan castanyer
- castanyertree that bears chestnuts
Chinese Mandarin 栗子樹 /栗子树
- 栗子樹 /栗子树 (lìzishù)tree that bears chestnuts
Danish kastanjetræ
- kastanjetrætree that bears chestnuts
Dutch kastanjeboom, kastanje
- kastanjeboomtree that bears chestnuts
- kastanjetree that bears chestnuts
Esperanto kaŝtanarbo, kaŝtanujo
- kaŝtanarbotree that bears chestnuts
- kaŝtanujotree that bears chestnuts
Estonian kastan, kastanipuu
- kastantree that bears chestnuts
- kastanipuutree that bears chestnuts
Finnish kastanja
- kastanjatree that bears chestnuts
French châtaignier
- châtaigniertree that bears chestnuts
German Kastanienbaum, Kastanie
- Kastanienbaumtree that bears chestnuts
- Kastanietree that bears chestnuts
Greek καστανιά
- καστανιά (kastaniá)tree that bears chestnuts
Icelandic kastaníutré, kastanía
- kastaníutrétree that bears chestnuts
- kastaníatree that bears chestnuts
Irish crann cnó capaill, crann castán
- crann cnó capailltree that bears chestnuts
- crann castántree that bears chestnuts
Italian castagno
- castagnotree that bears chestnuts
Japanese クリノキ
- クリノキ (kurinoki)tree that bears chestnuts
Latin castanea, castaneārius
- castaneatree that bears chestnuts
- castaneāriustree that bears chestnuts
Lithuanian kaštainis
- kaštainistree that bears chestnuts
Norwegian Bokmål kastanje
- kastanjetree that bears chestnuts
Persian شاهبلوط, کستانه
- شاهبلوط (šâh-balut)tree that bears chestnuts
- کستانه (kastâne)tree that bears chestnuts
Polish kasztan
- kasztantree that bears chestnuts
Portuguese castanheiro
- castanheirotree that bears chestnuts
Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਹ ਬਲੂਤ
- ਸ਼ਾਹ ਬਲੂਤ (śāh balūt)tree that bears chestnuts
Romanian castan
- castantree that bears chestnuts
Russian кашта́н
- кашта́н (kaštán)tree that bears chestnuts
Scottish Gaelic craobh-geanmchno
- craobh-geanmchnotree that bears chestnuts
Spanish castaño, regoldo
- castañotree that bears chestnuts
- regoldotree that bears chestnuts
Swahili mwaramoni
- mwaramonitree that bears chestnuts
Swedish kastanjträd
- kastanjträdtree that bears chestnuts
Tagalog puno ng kastanyas, kastanyo
- puno ng kastanyastree that bears chestnuts
- kastanyotree that bears chestnuts
Vietnamese cây dẻ
- cây dẻtree that bears chestnuts
Welsh castanwydd
- castanwyddtree that bears chestnuts
Cite this entry
APA
chestnut tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chestnut%20tree
MLA
“chestnut tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chestnut%20tree. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chestnut tree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chestnut%20tree.
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