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1. (n.) buckeye
any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Aesculus, of the horse chestnut family, having gray, scaly bark and palmate leaves.
2. buckeye
the brown nut of any of these trees.
3. buckeye
(cap.) a native or inhabitant of Ohio (used as a nickname).
Etymology: (1755–65, Amer.; buck1 stag +eye , alluding to the look of the nut)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) buckeye, horse chestnut, conker
the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut
2. (noun) horse chestnut, buckeye, Aesculus hippocastanum
tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds
3. (noun) Ohioan, Buckeye
a native or resident of Ohio
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) buckeye
a name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus (Aesculus) as the horse chestnut
2. (noun) buckeye
a cant name for a native in Ohio
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