British informal name for the horse chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum), best known for producing the hard, shiny brown seeds — conkers — used in the traditional children's game of the same name. The name is widely understood across Britain and Ireland, particularly by anyone who grew up playing conkers. Not slang in a loaded sense; simply an informal British name for the tree.
The kids were out under the conker tree every autumn, throwing sticks up into the branches to knock them down.
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(Britain, informal) The horse chestnut tree, .
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