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CASTANEA DENTATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Castanea dentata mean?
• CASTANEA DENTATA (noun)
The noun CASTANEA DENTATA has 1 sense:
1. large tree found from Maine to Alabama
Familiarity information: CASTANEA DENTATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large tree found from Maine to Alabama
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
American chestnut; American sweet chestnut; Castanea dentata
Hypernyms ("Castanea dentata" is a kind of...):
chestnut; chestnut tree (any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur)
Holonyms ("Castanea dentata" is a member of...):
Castanea; genus Castanea (chestnuts; chinkapins)
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