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horse chestnut
 horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanumhorse chestnutn.1. Any of several trees of the genus Aesculus, especially the European species A. hippocastanum, having opposite, palmately compound leaves, erect clusters of white flowers tinged with red or yellow, and spiny or smooth capsules containing large shiny brown seeds.2. The seed of any of these plants.
[Perhaps from a former use to cure cough in horses.]horse chestnut n 1. (Plants) 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. (Plants) Also called: conker the nut of this tree [C16: so called from its having been used in the treatment of respiratory disease in horses]horse′ chest`nut
n. 1. any shrub or tree of the genus Aesculus, esp. A. hippocastanum, with large compound leaves and upright clusters of white flowers. 2. the shiny brown nutlike seed of trees of the genus Aesculus. [1590–1600; translation of New Latin castanea equīna; so named from its use in treating respiratory diseases of horses] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  horse chestnut - tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seedsAesculus hippocastanum, buckeyeAesculus, genus Aesculus - deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asiasweet buckeye - a tall and often cultivated buckeye of the central United StatesOhio buckeye - a buckeye with scaly grey bark that is found in the central United Statesbottlebrush buckeye, dwarf buckeye - a spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern United Statesred buckeye - a shrub buckeye of southern United Statesparticolored buckeye - a buckeye marked by different colors or tintsangiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary | | 2. |  horse chestnut - the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnutbuckeye, conkerseed - a small hard fruit |
Translationshorse chestnut
horse chestnut, common name for some members of the Hippocastanaceae, a family of trees and shrubs of the north temperate zones and of South America. The horse chestnut tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, a native of the Balkan peninsula, is now cultivated in many countries for shade and ornament. Buckeyes are several similar but often smaller North American species of the same genus. Horse chestnuts and buckeyes (as the nuts too are called) somewhat resemble true chestnuts in appearance but are edible only after careful preparation. Some Native Americans ate buckeyes in large quantity after thorough roasting or leaching. Buckeyes, with their eyelike markings, are still carried as charms by some rural people. Ohio is called the Buckeye State from the prevalence of the Ohio buckeye, A. glabra. The wood of the horse chestnut and of the buckeye is soft; it has been used for paper pulp and for carpentry, woodenware, and other similar purposes. A compound derived from the buckeye, aesculin, is a pharmaceutical used as an anti-inflammatory. The only other genus of the family is Billia, evergreens ranging from Colombia to Mexico. Horse chestnuts are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Hippocastanallae.horse chestnut[′hȯrs ¦ches·nət] (botany) Aesculus hippocastanum. An ornamental buckeye tree in the order Sapindales, usually with seven leaflets per leaf and resinous buds. horse chestnut1. 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. the nut of this tree horse chestnut
A deciduous tree, the bark or fruit of which contains coumarins, flavonoids, saponins, tannins; it is believed to be anti-inflammatory; it is administered as an extract or decoction for arthritis, haemorrhoids, varicose veins, and to stimulate circulation; it is used topically for muscle pain and cramps
Toxicity HCs are poisonous, and may be fatal in childrenhorse chest·nut (hōrs chest'nŭt) (Aesculus hippocastanum) The nuts from this tree, after preparation, are made into a liquid used for its purported value as a tonic and narcotic. FinancialSeeBuckeyehorse chestnut
Related to horse chestnut: horse chestnut treeSynonyms for horse chestnutnoun tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seedsSynonyms- Aesculus hippocastanum
- buckeye
Related Words- Aesculus
- genus Aesculus
- sweet buckeye
- Ohio buckeye
- bottlebrush buckeye
- dwarf buckeye
- red buckeye
- particolored buckeye
- angiospermous tree
- flowering tree
noun the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnutSynonymsRelated Words |