buckeye

Definition of Buckeye in English :

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Noun

1. buckeye, conker, horse chestnut

the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut

2. aesculus hippocastanum, buckeye, horse chestnut

tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds

3. buckeye, ohioan

a native or resident of Ohio

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Buckeye

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noun

any of several North American trees of the genus Aesculus, esp A. glabra (Ohio buckeye), having erect clusters of white or red flowers and prickly fruits: family Hippocastanaceae

. Also called: bugeye See also horse chestnut

Buckeye

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noun

1.

any of various trees (genus Aesculus) of the horse-chestnut family with large capsules enclosing shiny brown seeds

2.

the seed

3. [B-]; Informal

a person born or living in Ohio, called the Buckeye State

Buckeye

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n.

1.

a. Any of several North American trees or shrubs of the genus Aesculus, having palmately compound leaves, erect panicles of white, yellow, or red flowers, and a leathery capsule containing one or more large seeds. All parts of the plant are poisonous.

b. The large shiny brown seed of any of these plants.

2. A nymphalid butterfly (Junonia coenia) of North America, having brownish wings with orange markings and conspicuous eyespots.

3. Buckeye A native or resident of Ohio.

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