Aesculus

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Aesculus - deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asiagenus Aesculusdicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germinationfamily Hippocastanaceae, Hippocastanaceae, horse-chestnut family - trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsuleAesculus hippocastanum, horse chestnut, buckeye - tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds

Aesculus

[‚es·kyə·ləs] (botany) A genus of deciduous trees or shrubs belonging to the order Sapindales. Commonly known as buckeye.

Aesculus

a genus of tree and, less frequently, shrub of the family Hippocastanaceae. The leaves, which are opposite and digitately compound, usually have five to nine leaflets. The irregular flowers are gathered in erect paniculate inflorescences. There are approximately 15 species (according to other data, 25), growing in Europe (the Balkan Peninsula), Asia (the Himalayas, China, and Japan), and North America. One of the most common is the horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), often grown in gardens and parks. The tree measures up to 30 m tall; its trunk is up to 2 m in diameter. The crown is broad and full. An extract of the roots is used in medications for hemorrhoids, dilation of the veins, thrombophlebitis, atherosclerosis, and other conditions.

Aesculus

Related to Aesculus: Aesculus hippocastanum, horse chestnut, Aesculus glabra, Aesculus parviflora

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Synonyms for Aesculus

noun deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America

Synonyms

genus Aesculus

Related Words

dicot genus
magnoliopsid genus
family Hippocastanaceae
Hippocastanaceae
horse-chestnut family
Aesculus hippocastanum
horse chestnut
buckeye