As nouns the difference between taxonomy and chestnut
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while chestnut is a tree or shrub of the genus castanea .
As an adjective chestnut is
of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
taxonomy
Noun
(taxonomies)
The science or the technique used to make a classification.
A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
(taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
Synonyms
* alpha taxonomy
Derived terms
* folk taxonomy
* scientific taxonomy
See also
* classification
* rank
* taxon
* domain
* kingdom
* subkingdom
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* class
* subclass
* infraclass
* superorder
* order
* suborder
* infraorder
* parvorder
* superfamily
* family
* subfamily
* genus
* species
* subspecies
* superregnum
* regnum
* subregnum
* superphylum
* phylum
* subphylum
* classis
* subclassis
* infraclassis
* superordo
* ordo
* subordo
* infraordo
* taxon
* superfamilia
* familia
* subfamilia
* ontology
chestnut
English
Noun
A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea .
The nut of this tree or shrub.
(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color.
-
A reddish-brown horse.
(uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.
(idiomatic) (Often "old chestnut") A worn-out meme; a phrase, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome.
A round or oval horny plate found on the inner side of the leg of a horse or other animal, similar to a birthmark on a human.
(UK) horse-chestnut
Synonyms
* (tree) chestnut tree
Derived terms
* American chestnut
* chestnut blight
* chestnut oak
* chestnut tree
* dwarf chestnut
* horse chestnut
* Moreton Bay chestnut
* pull chestnuts out of the fire
* Spanish chestnut
* sweet chestnut
* water chestnut
Adjective
(-)
Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.
Related terms
* castanet
See also
* (wikipedia)
* black bean
* buckeye
* caltrop
* chinquapin
* chinquapin oak
* conker
* maroon
* water caltrop
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