Buckeye /(bŭk"ī`)/
Buck·eye
Buckeye
n.
- A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus (Æsculus) as the horse chestnut. (Bot.)
- 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.