Buckeye /(bŭk"ī`)/

Buck·eye

Buckeye

n.
  1. A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus (Æsculus) as the horse chestnut. (Bot.)
  2. A cant name for a native or resident of Ohio. [U.S.]

Phrases & Compounds

The Ohio buckeye
is Aesculus glabra.
Red buckeye
is Aesculus Pavia.
Small buckeye
is Aesculus paviflora.
Sweet buckeye
is Aesculus flava.
Buckeye State
Ohio; -- so called because buckeye trees abound there.