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  1. buckeye
  2. buckeye rot
  3. bottlebrush buckeye
  4. California buckeye
  5. dwarf buckeye
  6. fetid buckeye
  7. large buckeye
  8. little buckeye
  9. Mexican buckeye
  10. Ohio buckeye
  11. red buckeye
  12. smooth buckeye
  13. Spanish buckeye
  14. sweet buckeye
  15. Texas buckeye
  16. western buckeye
  17. woolly buckeye
  18. yellow buckeye

buck·eye

noun \ˈbək-ˌī\

Definition of BUCKEYE

1
: any of various shrubs or trees (genus Aesculus) of the horse-chestnut family; also : the large nutlike seed of such a shrub or tree
2
capitalized : a native or resident of Ohio —used as a nickname
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First Known Use of BUCKEYE

1763

Rhymes with BUCKEYE

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buckeye

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Any of about 13 trees and shrubs of the genus Aesculus (family Sapindaceae), native to North America, southeastern Europe, and eastern Asia. The name refers to the resemblance of the nut, which has a pale patch on a shiny red ground, to the eye of a deer. Buckeyes are valued as ornamental trees for their handsome candelabra-like flower clusters. Both the young foliage and the nuts are poisonous. Among the most notable is the Ohio buckeye (A. glabra), also called fetid buckeye and American horse chestnut, with twigs and leaves that yield an unpleasant odour when crushed. The sweet, or yellow, buckeye (A. flava, or A. octandra) is the largest buckeye, up to 89 ft (27 m) tall, and is naturally abundant in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S.

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