Buckeye
noun1
A native or resident of the American states of Ohio or Arizona.
buckeye
nounalso spelled Buckeye/ˈbʌkaɪ/
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).
7 senses
- 1Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
- 2Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut).
- 3Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye…
- 4Seed or fruit of these plants.
- 5A native or resident of the American state of Ohio.
- 6Any of species Junonia coenia of butterflies; a common buckeye.
- 7A confection made from peanut butter fudge partially…
1
Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
2
Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut).
3
Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia).
4
Seed or fruit of these plants.
- Now there were long periods when he heard nothing except the wind in the trees and the plop of buckeyes on the earth.1973, Toni Morrison, Sula, Chatto & Windus (1993), page 155:
6
Any of species Junonia coenia of butterflies; a common buckeye.
7
US 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.
- Derived terms
- Ohio buckeye, Spanish buckeye