BUCKEYE

Ohioan, Buckeye

(noun) a native or resident of Ohio

buckeye, horse chestnut, conker

(noun) the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

Buckeye (plural Buckeyes)

A native or resident of the American states of Ohio and Arizona.

Etymology

The name stems from Native Americans, who called the nut "hetuck," which means "buck eye" (because the markings on the nut resemble the eye of a deer).

Noun

buckeye (plural buckeyes)

Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.

Aesculus hippocastanum, the horse chestnut.

Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia).

The seed or fruit of these plants.

(US, slang) A native or resident of the American state of Ohio.

Synonym: Ohioan

The Junonia coenia butterfly.

(US) A confection made from peanut butter fudge partially dipped in chocolate to leave a circle of peanut butter visible, supposed to resemble the nut of the Ohio buckeye tree.

Source: Wiktionary

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Buck"eye`, n.

1. (Bot.)

Definition: A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus (Æsculus) as the horse chestnut. The Ohio buckeye, or Fetid buckeye, is Æsculus glabra.

– Red buckeye is Æ. Pavia.

– Small buckeye is Æ. paviflora.

– Sweet buckeye, or Yellow buckeye, is Æ. flava.

2. A cant name for a native in Ohio. [U.S.] Buckeye State, Ohio; -- so called because buckeye trees abound there.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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