buckeye
Meanings
Plural: buckeyes
Noun
- the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut
- tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds
- a native or resident of Ohio
- Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
- Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
- Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut).
- Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia).
- Seed or fruit of these plants.
- A native or resident of the American state of Ohio.
- Any of species Junonia coenia of butterflies; a common buckeye.
- A confection made from peanut butter fudge partially dipped in chocolate to leave a circle of peanut butter visible, supposed to resemble the nut of the Ohio buckeye tree.
Origin / Etymology
The name stems from Native Americans, who called the nut "hetuck," which means "buck eye" (because the markings on the nut resemble the eye of a deer).
Synonyms
Aesculus hippocastanum, conker, horse chestnut, Ohioan
Scrabble Score: 18
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