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Webster 1913 Edition
Buckeye
Buck′eyeˊ
(bŭk′īˊ)
, Noun.
1.
(Bot.)
A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus (
Æsculus
) as the horse chestnut. The Ohio buckeye
, or Fetid buckeye
is
– Aesculus glabra
. Red buckeye
is
– Aesculus Pavia
. Small buckeye
is
– Aesculus paviflora
. Sweet buckeye
, or Yellow buckeye
is
Aesculus flava
.2.
A cant name for a native or resident of Ohio.
[U.S.]
Buckeye State
, Ohio; – so called because buckeye trees abound there.
Definition 2024
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English
Noun
buckeye (plural buckeyes)
Junonia coenia butterfly
- Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
- Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia).
- The seed or fruit of these plants.
- (US, slang) A native or resident of the American state of Ohio.
- The Junonia coenia butterfly.
Translations
tree of the genus Aesculus
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tree of the genus Ungnadia
resident of the American State of Ohio
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