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

horse chestnut

noun

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.

Genus Aesculus, family Hippocastanaceae: several species, in particular A. hippocastanum, native east of the Balkans and widely planted.

They are all native species such as oak, horse chestnut and flowering cherry and have replaced those lost over the past few years, including one that was hit by a car and another that was blown down in the January gales....

Along the trail, visitors can enjoy specimens such as the Indian horse chestnut, dawn redwood, autumn oaks and oriental hawthorns.
Many trees, such as lime, sycamore, horse chestnut and willow provide excellent bee forage.

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....

The horse chestnuts are not closely related to true chestnuts or chinquapins, and the resemblance of their fruits is coincidental.

Origin

Late 16th century: translating (now obsolete) botanical Latin Castanea equina; its fruit is said to have been an Eastern remedy for chest diseases in horses.

单词	horse chestnut
释义	horse chestnut noun 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. Genus Aesculus, family Hippocastanaceae: several species, in particular A. hippocastanum, native east of the Balkans and widely planted. They are all native species such as oak, horse chestnut and flowering cherry and have replaced those lost over the past few years, including one that was hit by a car and another that was blown down in the January gales.... Along the trail, visitors can enjoy specimens such as the Indian horse chestnut, dawn redwood, autumn oaks and oriental hawthorns. Many trees, such as lime, sycamore, horse chestnut and willow provide excellent bee forage. 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.... The horse chestnuts are not closely related to true chestnuts or chinquapins, and the resemblance of their fruits is coincidental. Origin Late 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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