What is another word for hippocastanaceae?
Pronunciation: [hˈɪpəkˌastɐnˌe͡ɪsiː] (IPA) 
Hippocastanaceae refers to a plant family that comprises of deciduous trees and shrubs commonly known as horse chestnuts or buckeyes. Horse chestnuts belong to the genus Aesculus, which has about 13 species. The word horse chestnut is sometimes used interchangeably with the term billy goat nut, because some billy goats get intoxicated when they eat the tree nuts. Other synonyms for Hippocastanaceae include the Indian horse chestnut and the Ohio buckeye. The horse chestnut tree produces an oblong fruit, known as a conker, which is shiny brown and has a hard outer shell. The conker is not edible for humans but, it contains a chemical known as aesculin, which are commonly used in the pharmaceutical industry.
