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[[File:Large sweet chestnut tree in the Quar Hill Plantation - geograph.org.uk - 176307.jpg|thumb|leftright|''marron'', Sweet chestnut]][[Category:Herbs]]
'''Castanea sativa''', or '''sweet chestnut''', is a species of flowering plant in the family '''Fagaceae''', native to '''Europe''' and '''Asia Minor''', and widely cultivated throughout the '''temperate world'''. A '''''substantial, long-lived deciduous tree''''', it produces an ''edible seed, the chestnut'', which has been used in cooking since '''''ancient times'''''.
