buckeye

[ buhk-ahy ]

noun,plural buck·eyes.
  1. any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Aesculus, as A. glabra(Ohio buckeye ), having palmate leaves, gray, scaly bark, and bell-shaped greenish-yellow flowers in upright clusters: the state tree of Ohio.

  2. the brown nut of any of these trees.

  1. (initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of Ohio (used as a nickname).

  2. a butterfly, Precis lavinia, having dark-brown wings with purple or red eyespots.

Origin of buckeye

1
An Americanism first recorded in 1755–65; buck1 “stag” + eye, originally used to designate def. 1, in reference to the look of the seed

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How to use buckeye in a sentence

  • The mainland of the great northern cove and the eastern side of the Islands were thick with trees: oaks, buckeye, willows, madroo.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • buckeye Lane was proud of Sylvia and glad that the old professor found college possible for her.

    A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
  • When it became known that she was preparing for college all the buckeye Lane folk were anxious to help.

    A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
  • She was bidden to several social gatherings in buckeye Lane; and to a dance in town.

    A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
  • He was to see them off in the morning; and he exerted himself to make Sylvia's last evening in buckeye Lane as happy as possible.

    A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson

British Dictionary definitions for buckeye

buckeye

/ (ˈbʌkˌaɪ) /


noun
  1. any of several North American trees of the genus Aesculus, esp A. glabra (Ohio buckeye), having erect clusters of white or red flowers and prickly fruits: family Hippocastanaceae: See also horse chestnut

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