sweet chestnut
noun/ˌswiːt ˈtʃesnʌt/
/ˌswiːt ˈtʃesnʌt/
- (also Spanish chestnut)a large tree with spreading branches that produces smooth brown nuts that you can eat, inside cases with sharp points on them compare horse chestnut
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- the smooth brown nut of the sweet chestnut tree
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