, Immunologist, Ph.D., Mycobacteriology. 1  Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody are ANCA for short. 2  Vasculitis is inflammation of the blood vessels. Diseases involving vasculitis are called vasculitides.
Save. There are four different varieties of edible chestnuts: American, European, Chinese and Japanese. The chestnut tree is related to the beech and the oak tree. Chestnuts used to be the main starch staple in Europe until the potato was introduced. Do not confuse edible chestnuts with horse chestnuts or buckeyes, which are both inedible. 2  A Chinese chestnut tree is not the same thing as a water chestnut. 3  A water chestnut is a native Asian aquatic plant with corms on the roots that are harvested and used in many Asian dishes.
âMy chestnuts are wormy!â is a common complaint from producers and consumers. The worm. causing the problem is the larva of either the small chestnut weevil (Curculio sayi Gyllenhal) or the. large chestnut weevil (Curculio caryatrypes Boheman). Both species are native to North America. where they commonly infested American chestnuts before the chestnut blight epidemic.