Definition
Relating to or resembling chestnuts or the genus Castanea in appearance or characteristics.
Etymology
From 'Castanea' (chestnut genus) plus the suffix '-ian' meaning of or relating to, similar to 'Castanean.'
Kelly Says
This is a variant of 'Castanean,' showing how scientific language develops multiple acceptable terms—both versions mean the same thing, but scientists can choose based on preference or tradition.
Translations
ARالعربية
جوز الهند
juwz al-hind
CACatalà
castaña
kas-ta-nya
DADansk
kastanje
kas-tan-je
DEDeutsch
Kastanie
kas-ta-nee
ELΕλληνικά
καστανιά
kas-ta-nee-a
ESEspañol
castaniano
kas-ta-nee-a-no
FISuomi
kastani
kas-ta-ni
FRFrançais
châtaigne
ʃa.tɛn
HUMagyar
gesztenye
gesz-ten-ye
IDBahasa Indonesia
kastanye
kas-ta-nye
ITItaliano
castagna
kas-ta-ɲa
MSBahasa Melayu
kasturi
kas-tu-ri
NLNederlands
kastanje
kas-tan-je
NONorsk
kastanje
kas-tan-je
PTPortuguês
castanha
kas-ta-ɲɐ
RORomână
castană
kas-ta-na
RUРусский
кашта́н
kashtan
SVSvenska
kastanj
kas-tanj
TEతెలుగు
కొత్తిమీర
kottim-eer
TRTürkçe
kestane
kes-ta-ne
UKУкраїнська
каштан
kashtan
VITiếng Việt
hạt dẻ
haht de
ZUZU
umhlathi
um-hla-thee