单词 | horse chestnut |
释义 | horse chestnutnoun 1A deciduous tree with large leaves of five leaflets, conspicuous sticky winter buds, and upright conical clusters of white, pink, or red flowers. It bears nuts (conkers) enclosed in a fleshy case.
1.1 another term for conker.Depicting a horse chestnut, the sculpture symbolizes the fruits of a rural community and its potential for growth, energy and community....
OriginLate 16th century: translating (now obsolete) botanical Latin Castanea equina; its fruit is said to have been an Eastern remedy for chest diseases in horses. |
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