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Definition of castanea

Castanea
Castanea Cas*ta"ne*a, n. [L., a chestnut, fr. Gr. ?.] (Bot.) A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin.

Meaning of castanea from wikipedia

- The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Castanea, in the beech family ****aceae. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce...
- Castanea sativa, the sweet chestnut, Spanish chestnut or just chestnut, is a species of tree in the family ****aceae, native to Southern Europe and Asia...
- Castanea may refer to: Castanea (plant), a plant genus including the chestnuts and ****apins Castanea (Thessaly), an ancient city of Thessaly, Greece...
- Castanea crenata, the ****anese chestnut or Korean chestnut, is a species of chestnut native to ****an and Korea. Castanea crenata exhibits resistance to...
- The American chestnut (Castanea dentata) is a large, fast-growing deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. As is true of all...
- Castanea mollissima, also known as the Chinese chestnut, is a species of chestnut tree in the family ****aceae that is native to China, Taiwan, and Korea...
- "Litoria" castanea, also known as the yellow-spotted tree frog, New England swamp frog, tablelands bell frog, or yellow-spotted bell frog, is a species...
- commonly known as the Asiatic garden beetle and formerly known as Maladera castanea, is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is native to ****an...
- Castanea henryi, Henry chestnut, Henry's chestnut, or Chinese chinquapin (a name it shares with Castanea seguinii), pearl chestnut, and in Chinese: 锥栗...
- The chestnut teal (Anas castanea) is a dabbling duck found in Australia. It is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.[clarification...