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Meanings of Spanish chestnut in English
Portuguese
castanea sativa 
Wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia.
Synonyms
Examples for "European chestnut"
Examples for "European chestnut"
1
The European chestnut is quite as fatally subject to blight as is the American.
2
The European chestnut, which is not as good, brought 30c on the Baltimore market last year.
3
The European chestnut is only fair, with the chinquapin somewhat better, but having the disadvantage of being troublesome to get from the seed.
4
A hybrid chestnut presumed to be a cross between European Chestnut (Castanea Sativa) and its American cousin (Castanea Americana).
5
Mr. Hall: On the ground where the blight appeared, there were four chestnuts set by a nurseryman, two Japanese and two European chestnuts.
1
The American sweet chestnut appears likely soon to be wiped out by blight.
2
They include sycamore, poplar, horse and sweet chestnut, ash and lime.
3
You can just picture yourself here, in Spanish tack riding through sweet chestnut groves.
4
Not so the horse chestnut, willow and sweet chestnut - all difficult to digest.
5
The Japanese, ordinarily, does not make a good union with the American sweet chestnut.
1
A nationwide survey was carried out to assess mould spoilage of Castanea sativa nuts sold in Canadian grocery stores in 1998-99.
2
A hybrid chestnut presumed to be a cross between European Chestnut ( Castanea Sativa) and its American cousin (Castanea Americana).
Usage of Spanish chestnut in English
1
They had a house at Haslemere, with Spanish chestnut woods all round it.
2
That great Spanish chestnut must be a perfect block when its leaves are out.
3
The Spanish chestnut is a very fine tree; the walnut, it is true, grows slowly.
4
The most nourishing was a fruit larger than a Spanish chestnut, and with a similar taste.
5
The Spanish chestnut, a larger and coarser tree than our American, reaches an enormous girth and spread.
6
Martha Thresher showed him the bed, showed him flowers I had planted, and a Spanish chestnut tree just peeping.
7
Wonderful old woods they were, with a lot of Spanish chestnut growing low, and tall old oaks over it.
8
We cooked the cabbage, though it is often eaten raw, and agreed that it resembled a Spanish chestnut in taste.
9
You wander amid groves of Spanish chestnut, and may hear the while the Swiss-sounding cattle-bells from Alpine pastures high above them.
10
Some, such as European beech or Spanish chestnut, are slow to get going but put on a growth spurt in middle age.
11
The large Spanish chestnuts are the best for roasting.
12
Spanish chestnut wood, but nothing else Spanish about them.
13
Cook Spanish chestnuts for 10 minutes; then remove the shells and skins and mash the chestnuts.
14
But Maimie's curiosity tugged her forward, and presently at the seven Spanish chestnuts, she saw a wonderful light.
15
By this avenue, which extended for three statute miles, the palace was approached between two parallel lines of Spanish chestnuts.
16
The circuit of the walls should be made as far as is practicable; the magnificent row of Spanish chestnuts is much admired.