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buck⋅eye

  [buhk-ahy]
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–noun, plural -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.
3. (initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of Ohio (used as a nickname).
4. a butterfly, Precis lavinia, having dark-brown wings with purple or red eyespots.
Origin:
1755–65, Americanism; buck 1 stag + eye, orig. used to designate def. 1, in allusion to the look of the seed
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buck·eye   (bŭk'ī')   
n.  
  1. Any of various North American trees or shrubs of the genus Aesculus, having palmately compound, opposite leaves, erect panicles of white to red or yellow flowers, and large shiny seeds with a large attachment scar. All parts of the plant are poisonous.
  2. The spiny or smooth fruit of any of these plants.
  3. The large shiny brown seed of such a fruit.

[buck1 + eye.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Buckeye

Buck"eye`\, n. 1. (Bot.) A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus ([AE]sculus) as the horse chestnut.

The Ohio buckeye, or Fetid buckeye, is [AE]sculus glabra.

Red buckeye is [AE]. Pavia.

Small buckeye is [AE]. paviflora.

Sweet buckeye, or Yellow buckeye, is [AE]. flava.

2. A cant name for a native in Ohio. [U.S.]

Buckeye State, Ohio; -- so called because buckeye trees abound there.
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