horse chestnut
noun /ˌhɔːs ˈtʃesnʌt/
/ˌhɔːrs ˈtʃesnʌt/
- enlarge imagea large tall tree with spreading branches, white or pink flowers and nuts that grow inside cases that are covered with short spikes
七叶树;马栗 see also chestnutTopics Plants and treesc2 - the smooth brown nut of the horse chestnut tree
synonym conker七叶树的坚果
词源late 16th cent.: translating (now obsolete) botanical Latin Castanea equina; its fruit is said to have been an Eastern remedy for chest diseases in horses.