ALL meanings of american chestnut
A·mer·i·can chest·nut
A a - noun american chestnut any of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata (American chestnut) which has been virtually destroyed by the chestnut blight, C. sativa (European chestnut) C. mollissima (Chinese chestnut) and C. crenata (Japanese chestnut) 1
- noun american chestnut the edible nut of such a tree. 1
- noun american chestnut the wood of any of these trees. 1
- noun american chestnut any fruit or tree resembling the chestnut, as the horse chestnut. 1
- noun american chestnut reddish brown. 1
- noun american chestnut an old or stale joke, anecdote, etc. 1
- noun american chestnut the callosity on the inner side of the leg of a horse. 1
- noun american chestnut a reddish-brown horse having the mane and tail of the same color. Compare bay5 (def 2). 1
- noun american chestnut Also called liver chestnut. a horse of a solid, dark-brown color. 1
- adjective american chestnut being reddish-brown in color. 1
- adjective american chestnut (of food) containing or made with chestnuts: turkey with chestnut stuffing. 1
- idioms american chestnut pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire, to rescue someone from a difficulty. 1