marronnier

Definitions of marronnier
  1. noun
    any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
    synonyms: châtaignier
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    types:
    châtaigne, marron
    wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia
    type of:
    arbre
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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