Japanese chestnut

/ˌˈdʒæpəˌˈniz ˌtʃɛstˈnʌt/
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Other forms: Japanese chestnuts

Definitions of Japanese chestnut
  1. noun
    a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk
    synonyms: Castanea crenata
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    type of:
    chestnut, chestnut tree
    any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
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