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Chesteyn :: Chesteyn (n.) The chestnut tree.

Cupule :: Cupule (n.) A cuplet or little cup, as of the acorn; the husk or bur of the filbert, chestnut, etc..

Pop :: Pop (v. t.) To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts..

Cupuliferous :: Cupuliferous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the oak and the chestnut are examples, -- trees bearing a smooth, solid nut inclosed in some kind of cup or bur; bearing, or furnished with, a cupule..

Fieldfare :: Fieldfare (n.) a small thrush (Turdus pilaris) which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and lower part of the back are ash-colored; the upper part of the back and wing coverts, chestnut; -- called also fellfare..

Ergot :: Ergot (n.) A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint..

Bay :: Bay (a.) Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses.

Chestnut :: Chestnut (n.) The horse chestnut (often so used in England).

Kahau :: Kahau (n.) A long-nosed monkey (Semnopithecus nasalis), native of Borneo. The general color of the body is bright chestnut, with the under parts, shoulders, and sides of the head, golden yellow, and the top of the head and upper part of the back brown. Called also proboscis monkey..

Esculin :: Esculin (n.) A glucoside obtained from the Aesculus hippocastanum, or horse-chestnut, and characterized by its fine blue fluorescent solutions..

Durion :: Durion (n.) The fruit of the durio. It is oval or globular, and eight or ten inches long. It has a hard prickly rind, containing a soft, cream-colored pulp, of a most delicious flavor and a very offensive odor. The seeds are roasted and eaten like chestnuts..

Polyphemus :: Polyphemus (n.) A very large American moth (Telea polyphemus) belonging to the Silkworm family (Bombycidae). Its larva, which is very large, bright green, with silvery tubercles, and with oblique white stripes on the sides, feeds on the oak, chestnut, willow, cherry, apple, and other trees. It produces a large amount of strong silk. Called also American silkworm..

Marron :: Marron (a.) A chestnut color; maroon.

Horse-chestnut :: Horse-chestnut (n.) The large nutlike seed of a species of Aesculus (Ae. Hippocastanum), formerly ground, and fed to horses, whence the name..

Amentaceous :: Amentaceous (a.) Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence..

Castanea :: Castanea (n.) A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin.

Roast :: Roast (v. t.) To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts..

Chestnut :: Chestnut (n.) The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesca) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur.

Snowbird :: Snowbird (n.) An arctic finch (Plectrophenax, / Plectrophanes, nivalis) common, in winter, both in Europe and the United States, and often appearing in large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also snow bunting, snowflake, snowfleck, and snowflight..

Polenta :: Polenta (n.) Pudding made of Indian meal; also, porridge made of chestnut meal..

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