chestnut

adjective

1. (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color

- a chestnut horse

- chestnut hair

Similar word(s): chromatic

noun

1. wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

Definition categories: plant, wood

2. any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur

Definition categories: plant, tree

3. edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

Definition categories: food

4. the brown color of chestnuts

Definition categories: attribute, brown, brownness

5. a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg

Definition categories: animal, callus

6. a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse

Definition categories: animal, horse