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Castanea

noun Cas·ta·nea \ka-ˈstā-nē-ə\

Medical Definition of CASTANEA

:  a small genus of rough-barked trees or shrubs (family Fagaceae) native to temperate regions that includes the chestnut of eastern North America

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