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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Horse-chestnut \Horse`-chest"nut\, Horsechestnut
\Horse`chest"nut\, n.
   1. (Bot.) The large nutlike seed of a species of Aesculus
      (Aesculus Hippocastanum), formerly ground, and fed to
      horses, whence the name. The seed is not considered edible
      by humans. [WordNet sense 2]
      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

   2. (Bot.) The tree itself (Aesculus hippocastanum), which
      was brought from Constantinople in the beginning of the
      sixteenth century, and is now common in the temperate
      zones of both hemispheres; it has palmate leaves and large
      clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny
      inedible seeds. The native American species is also called
      buckeye and conker. [WordNet sense 1]
      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

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