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horse chestnut (wood) (hardwood, <wood by composition or origin>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Wood of the genus Aesculus, native to North America, southeastern Europe, and eastern Asia. While primarily grown as an ornamental tree, horse chestnuts have light, soft, tough, fine-grained wood used for artificial limbs, splints, brush handles, boxes, crates, and paper pulp. |
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horse chestnut (wood) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U)
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chestnut, horse (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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horsechestnut (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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horse-chestnut (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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genus Aesculus (hout) (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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falso castaño (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Spanish ..... Madera del árbol perteneciente al género Aesculus, de la familia Aesculus hippocastanum, nativa de América del Norte, sudeste de Europa y este de Asia. Es liviana y de textura fina y empleada para confeccionar mangos de cepillos, cajas y cajones de embalaje. |
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derived/made from .... |
Aesculus (genus) |
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(Hippocastanaceae (family), Sapindales (order), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300343936] |
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