chestnut

Silver birch, rowan and horse chestnut were among the species already changing colour, while many oak and beech trees remained predominantly green.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Investors are returning from the long weekend with some optimism as that old chestnut — hopes for an Iran peace pact — is helping push bond yields lower and stock futures higher.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

St. Francis, unmistakable from his tonsure, his chestnut robe and his stigmata, looks lovingly at the Christ Child.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

The sweet and soft nut plays a large role in traditional mountain cooking and tradition because in places where you couldn’t grow wheat or barley, there were still chestnut trees.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

Since the last time that he had gone out into the street to propose a war without any future to Colonel Gerineldo Márquez, he left the workshop only to urinate under the chestnut tree.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

The charms of those “Mystery!” chestnuts resided largely in heroes who were, if not rigid, then regularly, reliably eccentric.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

"They're grazing on bramble, we're already seeing a bit of an early autumn, and it won't be long before sweet chestnuts are beginning to fall, so there is plenty of food for them."

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

He talks about a recent lunch he made: soup with chestnuts.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

In the Old City, home to a small but vibrant Christian community and several important churches, red baubles hang from some trees, shopkeepers have put up Christmas decorations and street vendors peddle warm chestnuts.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

But she came back with a bag of roasted chestnuts from a street vendor.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli