chestnut tree
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chestnut tree
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (botany)
a. le châtaignier (M) (with edible nuts)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
We sat under a chestnut tree.Nous nous sommes assis sous un châtaignier.
b. le marronnier (M) (with nonedible nuts)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Those chestnut trees have been growing at the edge of the garden for as long as I remember.Ces marronniers poussent en bordure du jardin depuis aussi longtemps que je me souvienne.
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