yellowhorn

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noun

Xanthoceras sorbifolium, the Chinese flowering chestnut.

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Meanings

nounyellowhorn (plural yellowhorns)

plural yellowhorns

  1. Xanthoceras sorbifolium, the Chinese flowering chestnut.

    If you must have something exotic, though, consider two non-native trees: the Japanese snowbell and the yellowhorn from China.

    2009 March 26, Stephen Orr, “Alternatives to the Usual”, in New York Times

Origin

From yellow + horn.

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APA

yellowhorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowhorn

MLA

“yellowhorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowhorn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yellowhorn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellowhorn.

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