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chestnut tree vs sweet chestnut

sweet chestnut vs chestnut tree

chestnut tree and sweet chestnut both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chestnut tree Yes No No No
sweet chestnut Yes No No No
As nouns, sweet chestnut is a hyponym of chestnut tree; that is, sweet chestnut is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chestnut tree:
  • chestnut tree: any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
  • sweet chestnut: wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia
chestnut tree (noun) sweet chestnut (noun)
any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia
Difference between chestnut tree and sweet chestnut

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