"castaneous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more castaneous [comparative], most castaneous [superlative]
Etymology: From the Latin castanea (“a chestnut, a chestnut tree”) + -ous (“full, full of”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|castanea||a chestnut, a chestnut tree}} Latin castanea (“a chestnut, a chestnut tree”), {{suffix|en||ous|t2=full, full of}} + -ous (“full, full of”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} castaneous (comparative more castaneous, superlative most castaneous)
  1. Having the colour of a chestnut; chestnut-coloured. Categories (topical): Browns Derived forms: subcastaneous

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