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castanea

/kæˈsteɪ.ni.ə/

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noun

/kæˈsteɪ.ni.ə/C2formalscientific
  • ruИмя собственное, обозначающее род деревьев и кустарников, дающих каштаны и чинакины.

A proper noun referring to a genus of trees and shrubs that produce chestnuts and chinkapins.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Chestnuts; ChinkapinsC1formal

    A genus of trees and shrubs in the beech family, known for producing edible nuts called chestnuts.

    ruКаштан

    • The Castanea tree produces sweet chestnuts in autumn.
    • Castanea sativa is the European chestnut species.
    • The wood of Castanea is durable and often used for furniture.

    Synonymschestnutchestnut treechinkapinchinquapin