What does "buckeye" mean?
Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
Buckeye
/ˈbʌkaɪ/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
- Grammar: buckeye is listed as name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: ohioan, aesculus hippocastanum, aesculus tree, buckeye tree.
- Useful contrasts: non buckeye, outsider.
- Usage evidence: The buckeye is the state tree of Ohio.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus. countable, uncountable
- 2 A native or resident of the American states of Ohio and Arizona.
- 3 a native or resident of Ohio wordnet
- 4 Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.; Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut). countable, uncountable
- 5 tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds wordnet
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- 6 Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia). countable, uncountable
- 7 the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut wordnet
- 8 Seed or fruit of these plants. countable, uncountable
"Now there were long periods when he heard nothing except the wind in the trees and the plop of buckeyes on the earth."
- 9 A native or resident of the American state of Ohio. US, countable, slang, uncountable
- 10 Any of species Junonia coenia of butterflies; a common buckeye. countable, uncountable
- 11 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. US, countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Maricopa County, Arizona.
- 2 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; A former travel station in Plumas County, California.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Yolo County, California, named for buckeye trees there.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; Former name of Carbondale, Amador County, California.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Larimer County, Colorado.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Salamonie Township, Huntingdon County, Indiana.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Hardin County, Iowa.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Garrard County, Kentucky.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mississippi County, Missouri, named for buckeye trees.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Milton Township, Jackson County, Ohio, named after the Buckeye Furnace.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, named after the Buckeye Lumber Co.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, named after Buckeye Cove.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Buckeye Township.
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
non buckeyeoutsider
Example
"The buckeye is the state tree of Ohio."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "buckeye"?
Common synonyms include: ohioan, aesculus hippocastanum, aesculus tree, buckeye tree, buckeye-like, conker.
How do you use "buckeye" in a sentence?
The buckeye is the state tree of Ohio.
How do you pronounce "buckeye"?
Pronounced /ˈbʌkaɪ/.
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).