英语词汇“horse chestnut”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	horse chestnut
释义	Trends of horse chestnut View usage for: horse chestnut also horse-chestnut Word forms: plural horse chestnuts 1. variable noun A horse chestnut is a large tree which has leaves with several pointed parts and shiny reddish-brownnuts called conkers that grow in cases with points on them. 2. countable noun Horse chestnuts are the nuts of a horse chestnut tree. They are more commonly called conkers. horse chestnut in British English noun 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 horse chestnut in American English 1. any of a genus (Aesculus) of shrubs and trees of the horse-chestnut family, including buckeyes; esp., a tree (A. hippocastanum) with large, palmately compound leaves, clusters of white flowers, and glossy, brown seeds 2. a seed of this tree horse-chestnut in American English (ˈhɔrsˌtʃɛsnʌt) adjective designating a family (Hippocastanaceae, order Sapindales) of dicotyledonous trees, includingthe horse chestnuts Word origin transl. of obs. botanical L Castanea equina: reason for name uncert. Image of horse chestnut © Mathias Rosenthal, shutterstock Examples of 'horse chestnut' in a sentence horse chestnut Mixed weather and a horse chestnut tree virus were blamed. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Many horse chestnut trees are withered from top to toe, but this is not due to seasonal change. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It has not been a good decade for horse chestnuts. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The first horse chestnut trees are in full flower. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The conkers are growing fat in their green shells on the horse chestnut trees. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Horse chestnut trees will also soon have leaves. Times, Sunday Times (2012) They have done more conkers than a row of horse chestnut trees in December. The Sun (2014) Here and there, ugly brown patches have begun to appear on the leaves of horse chestnut trees. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Is there a horse chestnut tree that does not produce conkers? The Sun (2010) Under horse chestnut trees the first gleaming brown conkers can be found, surrounded by segments of their soft shells. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The most commanding presence is the horse chestnut tree, often a massive green tower covered with bright white lanterns. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Horse chestnut trees are getting rapidly greener, as the clusters of leaves rise from the buds like little umbrellas. Times, Sunday Times (2006) THE head teacher of a North London school banned his pupils from walking under horse chestnut trees unless they were wearing helmets. The Sun (2010) SHOULD I burn the diseased leaves from my horse chestnut tree? The Sun (2011) THE playground game of conkers could become extinct as Britain's horse chestnut trees are wiped out by disease and a plague of foreign moths. The Sun (2010) "Quite a lot, I should think," Cat said, looking at the mass of horse-chestnut leaves pressed against the window. Diana Wynne Jones CHARMED LIFE (1977) Word lists with horse chestnut tree Chinese translation of 'horse chestnut' horse chestnut n (c) (= tree) 七叶(葉)树(樹) (qīyèshù) (棵, kē) (= conker) 七叶(葉)树(樹)坚(堅)果 (qīyèshù jiānguǒ) (颗, kē) Nearby words of horse chestnut horror film hors d'oeuvre horse horse chestnut horse racing horse riding horse trials
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