Chestnut (disambiguation)

The Chestnuts are deciduous tree and shrub species in the genus Castanea. The name also refers to the edible nut these trees produce.

Chestnut may also refer to:

Flora and fauna

Botany

• American chestnut, one of the most important forest trees throughout much of the eastern United States and southeasternmost Canada
• Chestnut mushroom, Agaricus bisporus
• Chestnut oak, species of oak in the white oak group
• Chinese chestnut
  • Castanea mollissima, species of chestnut native to China
  • Sterculia monosperma, also known as Thai chestnut
• Guiana chestnut, a name for Pachira aquatica
• Horse chestnut, member of the genus Aesculus
• 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
• Water chestnut
  • Eleocharis dulcis
  • Water caltrop (Trapa natans)

Zoology

• Chestnut (coat), color of horse
• Chestnut (horse anatomy), a natural callus on the legs 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
• Chestnut or Conistra vaccinii, a moth of the family Noctuidae

Places

United States

• Chestnut, Illinois, a census-designated place
• Chestnut, Louisiana, an unincorporated community
• Chestnut Creek, Virginia
• Chestnut Mountain (Caldwell County, North Carolina), a mountain
• Chestnut Mountain (Transylvania County, North Carolina), a mountain
• Chestnut Township, Knox County, Illinois

People

• Chestnut (surname)

Arts, entertainment, and media

• Chestnut (dance), a dance for three couples by John Playford
• Chestnut (joke), British slang for an old or stale joke
• Chestnut (music), a piece of music that has been played so much that many people are tired of it
• "Chestnut" (Westworld), an episode of the HBO series Westworld
• Chestnut (film), an upcoming drama film
• Chestnut: Hero of Central Park, a 2004 American family film
• Chestnut Tree, a dance popular in 1930s England, based on a nursery rhyme, discussed in Chapter 2, on page 25 of Joshua Levin's non-fiction book Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture (2017)

Buildings

• Chestnut Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formerly the Pennsylvania Hotel, on the National Register of Historic Buildings
• Chestnut Lodge, a historic building in Rockville, Maryland
• Chestnut Residence, a university residence operated by University of Toronto, Canada

Other uses

• Chestnut (color), reddish brown
• Chestnut Canoe Company, a Canadian company that closed in 1979
• Chestnut hair, reddish brown hair
• Operation Chestnut, a failed British Second World War raid
• USS Chestnut (AN-11), a World War II anti-submarine net laying ship

See also

• Chestnut Hill (disambiguation)
• Chestnut Ridge (disambiguation)
• Chestnut Street (disambiguation)
• Charles Chesnutt