Buckeye (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural buck·eyes.
  1. any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Aesculus, as A. glabra(Ohio buckeye ), having palmate leaves, gray, scaly bark, and bell-shaped greenish-yellow flowers in upright clusters: the state tree of Ohio.
  2. the brown nut of any of these trees.
  3. a native or inhabitant of Ohio (used as a nickname).
  4. a butterfly, Precis lavinia, having dark-brown wings with purple or red eyespots.
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  1. 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
Buckeye (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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