(from the article `chestnut`) The European chestnut (C. sativa), also 30 m tall, is native to Eurasia and northern Africa; it is often called sweet, Spanish, or Eurasian chestnut. ... Many members of the Fagales produce edible fruits, some of which have been cultivated since ancient times. The European (Castanea sativa) and Chinese ... ...
[n] - wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia
sweet chestnut noun wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia