Chestnut (disambiguation)
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Chestnut
is a genus of deciduous tree and shrub species Castanea. The name also refers to the edible nut these trees produce.
Chestnut (also chesnut) may also refer to:
In architecture:
In botany:
In geography:
In zoology:
In other fields:
People with the surname Chestnut:
Chestnut
Chestnut , some species called chinkapin or chinquapin, is a genus of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the beech family Fagaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.-Species:The chestnut belongs to the...
is a genus of deciduous tree and shrub species Castanea. The name also refers to the edible nut these trees produce.
Chestnut (also chesnut) may also refer to:
In architecture:
- Chestnut LodgeChestnut LodgeChestnut Lodge was a historic building in Rockville, Maryland, United States, well known as a psychiatric institution. It was a contributing property to the West Montgomery Avenue Historic District.-History:...
, historic building in Rockville, Maryland - Chestnut ResidenceChestnut Residence89 Chestnut Residence is a university residence operated by the University of Toronto, opposite the Metropolitan Hotel on Chestnut Street. Known as "The Nut" by its student residents, it was converted from the Colony Hotel in 2004 and turned into a student residence to accommodate the incoming...
, university residence operated by University of Toronto, Canada
In botany:
- American chestnutAmerican ChestnutThe American Chestnut is a large, deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. Before the species was devastated by the chestnut blight, a fungal disease, it was one of the most important forest trees throughout its range...
, one of the most important forest trees throughout much of the eastern United States and southeasternmost Canada - Chestnut blightChestnut blightThe pathogenic fungus Cryphonectria parasitica is a member of the ascomycota category, and is the main cause of chestnut blight, a devastating disease of the American chestnut tree that caused a mass extinction in the early 1900s of this once plentiful tree from its historic range in the eastern...
, fungal disease - Chestnut oakChestnut oakQuercus prinus , the chestnut oak, is a species of oak in the white oak group, Quercus sect. Quercus. It is native to the eastern United States, where it is one of the most important ridgetop trees from southern Maine southwest to central Mississippi, with an outlying northwestern population in...
, species of oak in the white oak group - Chinese chestnut, member of the family Fagaceae
- Guiana chestnut, a name for Pachira aquaticaPachira aquaticaPachira aquatica is a tropical wetland tree of the genus Pachira, native to Central and South America where it grows in swamps. It is known by the common names Malabar chestnut, Guiana chestnut, provision tree, saba nut, Monguba , Pumpo and is commercially sold under the name money tree and money...
- Horse chestnut, member of the genus Aesculus
- Japanese chestnutJapanese ChestnutJapanese Chestnut is a species of chestnut originally native to Japan and South Korea. It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 10-15 m tall. The leaves are similar to those of the Sweet Chestnut, though usually a little smaller, 8-19 cm long and 3-5 cm broad...
, species of chestnut native to Japan and South Korea - Malabar chestnut, a name for Pachira aquaticaPachira aquaticaPachira aquatica is a tropical wetland tree of the genus Pachira, native to Central and South America where it grows in swamps. It is known by the common names Malabar chestnut, Guiana chestnut, provision tree, saba nut, Monguba , Pumpo and is commercially sold under the name money tree and money...
- Swamp chestnut oakSwamp Chestnut OakQuercus michauxii, the swamp chestnut oak, is a species of oak in the white oak section Quercus section Quercus, native to bottomlands and wetlands in the southern and central United States, from New Jersey south to northern Florida, and west to Missouri and eastern Texas; it is rare north of the...
, species of oak in the white oak section Quercus - Sweet chestnutSweet ChestnutCastanea sativa is a species of the flowering plant family Fagaceae, the tree and its edible seeds are referred to by several common names such Sweet Chestnut or Marron. Originally native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor, it is now widely dispersed throughout Europe and parts of Asia, such as...
, species of chestnut native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor
In geography:
- Chestnut, IllinoisChestnut, IllinoisChestnut is a census-designated place in Aetna Township, Logan County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 246. Its claim to fame is that it is the geographic center of the state.. The community is located along Illinois Route 54....
, United States - Chestnut Grove, North CarolinaChestnut Grove, North CarolinaChestnut Grove is an unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States, approximately three miles north-northwest of King....
, United States
In zoology:
- Chestnut (coat)Chestnut (coat)Chestnut is a hair coat color of horses consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat. Genetically and visually, chestnut is characterized by the absolute absence of true black hairs...
, color of horse - Chestnut (horse anatomy)Chestnut (horse anatomy)The chestnut, also known as a night eye, is a callousity on the body of a horse or other equine, found on the inner side of the leg above the knee on the foreleg and, if present, below the hock on the hind leg....
, a natural callousity on the legs of horses - Chestnut DunnartChestnut DunnartThe Chestnut Dunnart is a dunnart that was described by Van Dyck in 1986 and is named because of its chestnut colour in the upperparts of its body. The length from snout to tail being 167-210 mm of which head to anus is 85-105 mm and tail 82-105 mm long...
, dunnart that was described by Van Dyck in 1986 - Chestnut SparrowChestnut SparrowThe Chestnut Sparrow is a species of passerine bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is the smallest member of the sparrow family, at about long. The breeding male has deep chestnut plumage and the female and juvenile are duller in appearance...
, sparrow that likes dry savanna - Chestnut TealChestnut TealThe Chestnut Teal is a dabbling duck found in southern Australia. It is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.-Description:The Chestnut Teal is darker and a slightly bigger bird than the Grey Teal....
, dabbling duck found in southern Australia - Chestnut WoodpeckerChestnut WoodpeckerThe Chestnut Woodpecker, Celeus elegans, is a resident breeding bird in South America from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas south to Ecuador, Bolivia and northern Brazil, and on Trinidad....
, resident breeding bird in South America from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas south to Ecuador, Bolivia and northern Brazil, and on Trinidad - Horse-chestnut leaf minerHorse-chestnut leaf minerThe horse-chestnut leaf miner is a leaf-mining moth of the Gracillariidae family. The horse-chestnut leaf miner was first observed in Macedonia in 1984, and was described as a new species in 1986. Its larvae are leaf miners on the Common Horse-chestnut...
, a moth.
In other fields:
- Chestnut (color)Chestnut (color)Chestnut, also known as Indian red, is a color, a medium brownish shade of red, and is named after the nut of the chestnut tree.As Indian red, it is named after the red laterite soil found in India. It is thus an earth tone as well as a red. It is composed of naturally occurring iron oxides. Other...
, reddish brown - Operation ChestnutOperation ChestnutDuring World War II, Operation Chestnut was a failed British raid by 2 Special Air Service, conducted in support of the Allied invasion of Sicily....
, failed British raid by 2 Special Air Service - Chestnut (joke)Chestnut (joke)Chestnut is a British slang term for an old joke, often as old chestnut.The term is also used for a piece of music in the repertoire that has grown stale or hackneyed with too much repetition....
, British slang for an old or stale jokeJokeA joke is a phrase or a paragraph with a humorous twist. It can be in many different forms, such as a question or short story. To achieve this end, jokes may employ irony, sarcasm, word play and other devices... - Chestnut (music), piece of music in symphonic or other repertoire that is has been played so much that everyone has grown tired of it.
People with the surname Chestnut:
- Cyrus ChestnutCyrus ChestnutCyrus Chestnut is an American jazz pianist, songwriter, and producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for Time Magazine, wrote: "What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes and play space." Chestnut enjoys mixing styles and resists being...
, jazz pianist - Jacob Chestnut, one of the two United States Capitol Police officers killed in the line of duty on July 24, 1998
- Joey ChestnutJoey ChestnutJoseph Christian "Jaws" Chestnut is an American competitive eater. The , engineering student is currently ranked first in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating...
, competitive eater from San Jose, California - Morris ChestnutMorris ChestnutMorris L. Chestnut is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles as teenage father Ricky Baker in the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood, groom-to-be Lance Sullivan in the 1999 film The Best Man, as Tracy Reynolds, NBA star in the 2002 film Like Mike, and as the Visitor Ryan in the...
, American film and television actor
See also
- Chestnut Hill (disambiguation)
- Chestnut Ridge (disambiguation)
- Chestnut Street (disambiguation)
- Chestnut-capped
- Chestnut-crowned
- Chestnut-fronted
- Chestnut-leafed
- Chestnut-shouldered
- Chestnut-sided
- Chestnut-striped
- Chestnut-tailed
- Chestnut-winged
- Water chestnutWater chestnutWater chestnut may refer to either of two plants :* The Chinese water chestnut , eaten for its crisp corm* The Water caltrop , eaten for its starchy seed...
Not to be confused with
- Mark ChesnuttMark ChesnuttMark Nelson Chesnutt is an American country music singer. Chesnutt recorded and released his first album, Doing My Country Thing, in the late-1980s on private independent record label, Axbar Records, with the vinyl album version now a collector's item...
, musician