buckeye

American  

[buhk-ahy] / ˈbʌkˌaɪ /

noun

buckeyes plural

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. (initial capital letter) 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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buckeye British  

/ ˈbʌkˌaɪ /

noun

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 See also horse chestnut

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• buckeyes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of buckeye

An first recorded in 1755–65; buck ¹ “stag” + eye, originally used to designate buckeye def. 1, in reference to the look of the seed