noun
buckeye
Buckeye (noun) means any tree belonging to the genus Aesculus.
noun
1
Any tree belonging to the genus Aesculus.
2
The horse chestnut, a tree whose scientific name is Aesculus hippocastanum.
3
Any tree of the related genus Ungnadia, known as the Mexican buckeye.
4
The seed or fruit of a buckeye tree.
"Now there were long periods when he heard nothing except the wind in the trees and the plop of buckeyes on the earth."
— Toni Morrison, Sula (1973)
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Etymology
The name comes from Native Americans, who called the nut "hetuck", meaning "buck eye", because the markings on the nut resemble the eye of a deer.
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conker
Ohioan
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What is the meaning of buckeye?
"buckeye" (noun) means any tree belonging to the genus Aesculus.
What is another word for buckeye?
Other words for "buckeye" include conker, Ohioan.
What are the different meanings of buckeye?
"buckeye" has 3 main meanings: 1. Any tree belonging to the genus Aesculus; 2. The horse chestnut, a tree whose scientific name is Aesculus hippocastanum; 3. Any tree of the related genus Ungnadia, known as the Mexican buckeye.
