Chestnut Tree (Noun)
Meaning
Any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The old chestnut tree stood proudly at the center of the village square.
- Freshly fallen leaves crunched beneath Emma's feet as she walked under the chestnut tree in autumn.
- Our grandpa used to tell stories while sitting in the shade of a chestnut tree on summer afternoons.
- Trees like the chestnut tree often take years to reach their full height and structure.
- Mark carefully dug around the roots of the young chestnut tree to avoid damaging it during transplant.