Chestnut (disambiguation)

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A chestnut is the nut of the trees of the genus Castanea.

Chestnut may also refer to:

In architecture:

• Chestnut Lodge, historic building in Rockville, Maryland
• Chestnut Residence, university residence operated by University of Toronto, Canada

In botany:

• American chestnut, one of the most important forest trees throughout much of the eastern United States and southeasternmost Canada
• Chestnut blight, fungal disease
• Chestnut oak, species of oak in the white oak group
• Chinese chestnut, member of the family Fagaceae
• Guiana chestnut, a name for Pachira aquatica
• Horse-chestnut (tree), member of the family Sapindaceae
• Japanese chestnut, species of chestnut native to Japan and South Korea
• Malabar chestnut, a name for Pachira aquatica
• Swamp chestnut oak, species of oak in the white oak section Quercus
• Sweet chestnut, species of chestnut native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor

In geography:

• Chestnut, Illinois, United States
• Chestnut Grove, North Carolina, United States

In zoology:

• Chestnut (coat), color of horse
• Chestnut (horse), part of the body of horses
• Chestnut Dunnart, dunnart that was described by Van Dyck in 1986
• Chestnut Sparrow, sparrow that likes dry savanna
• Chestnut Teal, dabbling duck found in southern Australia
• Chestnut Woodpecker, resident breeding bird in South America from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas south to Ecuador, Bolivia and northern Brazil, and on Trinidad
• Horse-chestnut leaf miner, a moth.

In other fields:

• Chestnut (color), reddish brown
• Operation Chestnut, failed British raid by 2 Special Air Service
• Chestnut (joke), British slang for an old or stale joke

People with the surname Chestnut:

• Cyrus Chestnut, jazz pianist
• Jacob Chestnut, one of the two United States Capitol Police officers killed in the line of duty on July 24, 1998
• Joey Chestnut, competitive eater from San Jose, California
• Morris Chestnut, American film and television actor

[edit] See also

• Chestnut Hill
• Chestnut Ridge
• Chestnut Street
• Chestnut-backed
• Chestnut-bellied
• Chestnut-capped
• Chestnut-collared
• Chestnut-crowned
• Chestnut-fronted
• Chestnut-headed
• Chestnut-leafed
• Chestnut-shouldered
• Chestnut-sided
• Chestnut-striped
• Chestnut-tailed
• Chestnut-winged
• Water chestnut