单词 | horse chestnut |
释义 | Word Frequency horse chestnutnoun 1. any of several trees of the genus Aesculus, esp the Eurasian A. hippocastanum, having palmate leaves, erect clusters of white, pink, or red flowers, and brown shiny inedible nuts enclosed in a spiky bur: family Hippocastanaceae 2. Also called: conker the nut of this tree Word origin C16: so called from its having been used in the treatment of respiratory disease inhorses |
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