Chestnut (disambiguation)
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Chestnut is a genus of deciduous tree and shrub species Castanea. The name also refers to the edible nut these trees produce.
Chestnut (also chesnut) may also refer to:
In architecture:
- Chestnut Lodge, historic building in Rockville, Maryland
- Chestnut Residence, university residence operated by University of Toronto, Canada
In botany:
- American chestnut, one of the most important forest trees throughout much of the eastern United States and southeasternmost Canada
- Chestnut blight, fungal disease
- Chestnut oak, species of oak in the white oak group
- Chinese chestnut
- Castanea mollissima, species of chestnut native to China
- Sterculia monosperma, also known as Thai chestnut
- Guiana chestnut, a name for Pachira aquatica
- Horse chestnut, member of the genus Aesculus
- Japanese chestnut, species of chestnut native to Japan and South Korea
- Malabar chestnut, a name for Pachira aquatica
- Swamp chestnut oak, species of oak in the white oak section Quercus
- Sweet chestnut, species of chestnut native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor
In geography:
- Chestnut, Illinois, United States
- Chestnut Grove, North Carolina, United States
In zoology:
- Chestnut (coat), color of horse
- Chestnut (horse anatomy), a natural callousity on the legs of horses
- Chestnut dunnart, dunnart that was described by Van Dyck in 1986
- Chestnut sparrow, sparrow that likes dry savanna
- Chestnut teal, dabbling duck found in southern Australia
- Chestnut woodpecker, resident breeding bird in South America
- Horse-chestnut leaf miner, a moth.
In other fields:
- Chesnut (surname)
- Chestnut (surname)
- Chestnut (color), reddish brown
- Chestnut hair, reddish brown hair
- Operation Chestnut, failed British raid by 2 Special Air Service during World War II
- Chestnut (joke), British slang for an old or stale joke
- Chestnut (music), piece of music in symphonic or other repertoire that has been played so much that many people are tired of it
See also
- Chestnut Hill (disambiguation)
- Chestnut Ridge (disambiguation)
- Chestnut Street (disambiguation)
- Chestnut-capped
- Chestnut-crowned
- Chestnut-fronted
- Chestnut-leafed
- Chestnut-shouldered
- Chestnut-sided
- Chestnut-striped
- Chestnut-tailed
- Chestnut-winged
- Water chestnut
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