How to Use horse chestnut in a Sentence

horse chestnut

noun
Definition of horse chestnutnext
  • Before the hole is filled in, Mom sets a horse chestnut seedling on top of the earth and the ashes.
    — Hazlitt, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The 36 horse chestnut trees would be replaced by a lawn fringed with 18 honey locust trees.
    — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2021
  • The removal of the sunken grove's 36 horse chestnut trees was controversial.
    — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2022
  • At the same time, horse chestnut and Acmella oleracea extracts lift and smooth the appearance of crow’s feet and fine lines around the eyes.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • One other descendant of the Anne Frank horse chestnut planted in the United States has died.
    — Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2022
  • Take care not to eat horse chestnuts, which are poisonous, Penhallegon said.
    — oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2019
  • The Common Council voted against a historic designation for the site; more than half of the horse chestnut trees were removed soon after.
    — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2022
  • White horse chestnut trees are native to southeastern Europe.
    — Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2022
  • The 36 horse chestnut trees outside the Marcus Performing Arts Center have been replaced with a lawn surrounded by a chain-link fence, as other improvements remain on hold.
    — George Stanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2021
  • Extracts of oak bark and hornbeam bud, alongside sandalwood, baobab leaf mucilage, araucaria seed, and horse chestnut make up the core ingredients of this aftershave.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022
  • Other than the park of the castello, which is the ancient moat surrounding the hamlet featuring horse chestnut and ash trees, there are also a large hanging garden and courtyard areas ideal for evening drinks and sunset walks.
    — Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Caffeine, Brazilian ginseng, horse chestnut and light-reflecting particles instantly wake up tired, sallow skin and make for a brighter, smoother under-eye region.
    — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • It’s made using organic ingredients, such as horse chestnut extract which is thought to improve circulation.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The conservancy highlighted Aesculus hippocastanum, or the horse chestnut tree, native to southeastern Europe.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2019
  • However, being royal does not provide immunity, and in 2018, a horse chestnut tree that had particular sentimental value to the Queen was eventually let go after being afflicted with various different diseases.
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 8 July 2021

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