Chestnut
The chestnuts are a group of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Castanea, in the beech family Fagaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.
Marron
Marron is a name given to two closely related species of crayfish in Western Australia. Formerly considered a single species, it is now recognised as comprising two species, the critically endangered Cherax tenuimanus, and the species which is outcompeting it, Cherax cainii.Marron are considered a luxury product and are the subject of a developing aquaculture industry in Western Australia and other Australian states. Total Australian production of farmed marron was 30 tons in 1996. In Western Australia, recreational fishing for marron is tightly controlled, with a limited season, permits are required and minimum sizes are enforced.
Marron have been introduced to Kangaroo Island in South Australia, where they have been commercially farmed, and have established feral populations in local waterways.
Chestnut (noun)
A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.
Chestnut (noun)
The nut of this tree or shrub.
Chestnut (noun)
A dark, reddish-brown colour/color.
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Chestnut (noun)
A reddish-brown horse.
Chestnut (noun)
The wood of a chestnut tree.
Chestnut (noun)
(Often “old chestnut”) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective.
Chestnut (noun)
A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
Chestnut (noun)
horse-chestnut
Chestnut (adjective)
Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
Marron (noun)
A sweet chestnut. from 19th c.
Marron (noun)
, a type of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia.
Chestnut (noun)
a glossy hard brown edible nut which develops within a bristly case and which may be roasted and eaten.
Chestnut (noun)
a deep reddish-brown colour
“chestnut hair”
Chestnut (noun)
a horse of a reddish-brown or yellowish-brown colour, with a brown mane and tail
“a chestnut stallion”
Chestnut (noun)
the large European tree that produces the edible chestnut, with serrated leaves and heavy timber.
Chestnut (noun)
short for horse chestnut
Chestnut (noun)
used in names of trees and plants that are related to the sweet chestnut, or produce similar nuts or edible parts that resemble them, e.g. water chestnut.
Chestnut (noun)
a small horny patch on the inside of each of a horse’s legs.