Chestnut vs. Maroon — What's the Difference?

The chestnuts are a group of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Castanea, in the beech family Fagaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Maroon (US/UK mə-ROON, Australia mə-ROHN) is a brownish crimson color that takes its name from the French word marron, or chestnut. "Marron" is also one of the French translations for "brown".

A glossy hard brown edible nut which develops within a bristly case and which may be roasted and eaten.

Of a brownish-red colour

The large European tree that produces the edible chestnut, with serrated leaves and heavy timber.

A member of any of various communities in parts of the Caribbean who were originally descended from escaped slaves. In the 18th century Jamaican Maroons fought two wars against the British, both of which ended with treaties affirming the independence of the Maroons.

A small horny patch on the inside of each of a horse's legs.

Leave (someone) trapped and alone in an inaccessible place, especially an island

Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Castanea native to northern temperate regions, having alternate simple toothed leaves, and nuts that are enclosed in a prickly husk.

To put ashore on a deserted island or coast and intentionally abandon.

The often edible nut of any of these trees.

To abandon or isolate with little hope of ready rescue or escape

The wood of any of these trees.

A fugitive black slave in the West Indies in the 1600s and 1700s.

Any of several other plants, such as the horse chestnut.

A descendant of such a slave.

A moderate to deep reddish brown.

A person who is marooned, as on an island.

A reddish-brown horse.

A dark reddish brown to dark purplish red.

A small hard callus on the inner surface of a horse's foreleg.

An escaped negro of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.

An old, frequently repeated joke, story, or song.

A castaway; a person who has been marooned.

Of a moderate to deep reddish brown.

A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color.

A tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.

(nautical) A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (e.g. to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid).

A nut of this tree or shrub.

An idiot; a fool.

(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.

Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.

A reddish-brown horse.

Of a maroon color

(uncountable) The wood of a chestnut tree.

To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.

(figurative) An old joke; a worn-out meme, phrase, ploy, etc. so often repeated as to have grown tiresome or ineffective (often in the phrase "old chestnut").

In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.

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.

A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.

(UK) The horse-chestnut.

An explosive shell. See Marron, 3.

Of a deep reddish-brown colour, like that of a chestnut.

To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.

The edible nut of a forest tree (Castanea vesce) of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts grow in a prickly bur.

Having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon.

The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used for ornamental work, furniture, etc.

A person who is stranded (as on an island);

A bright brown color, like that of the nut.

A dark purplish red to dark brownish red

The horse chestnut (often so used in England).

An exploding firework used as a warning signal

One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides of the legs of the horse, and allied animals.

Leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue;

An old joke or story.

Leave stranded on a desert island without resources;

Of or pertaining of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls.

Dark brownish to purplish red

Wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

Any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur

Edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

A small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg

A dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse

Used of hair; of a golden brown to reddish brown color;