horse chestnut vs horse-chestnut

horse chestnut

noun
  • Any of several tree species of genus Aesculus, especially Aesculus hippocastanum, common in temperate northern hemisphere. 

  • The large nutlike seed of these trees. 

horse-chestnut

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