buckeye

[buhk-ahy]

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noun, plural buck·eyes.

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.
the brown nut of any of these trees.
(initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of Ohio (used as a nickname).

a butterfly, Precis lavinia, having dark-brown wings with purple or red eyespots.

Origin of buckeye

1755–65, Americanism; buck¹ stag + eye, orig. used to designate def. 1, in allusion to the look of the seed

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Ohio is called the "Buck-eye" state and is named after this tree.
Woodcraft
Alan Douglas
The leaves of the Buck-eye are five-fingered, while those of the tree commonly called the Horse Chestnut are seven-fingered.
Woodcraft
Alan Douglas
She was soon opposite the lawn; and, sure enough, proved to be what Lucien had said she was—the mail-steamer “Buck-eye.”
The Boy Hunters
Captain Mayne Reid
Its favourite haunt is among the red and scentless flowers of the buck-eye, or the large trumpet-shaped blossoms of the bignonia.
The Quadroon
Mayne Reid
On the eastern shore of Maryland and Virginia the dugout is made into a sail-boat called the buck-eye, or bug-eye.
Boat-Building and Boating
Daniel Carter Beard

British Dictionary definitions for buck-eye

buckeye

noun

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 HippocastanaceaeSee also horse chestnut

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Word Origin and History for buck-eye

n.

"American horse chestnut," 1763, said to be so called from resemblance of the nut to a stag's eye. See buck (n.1) + eye (n.). Meaning "native of Ohio" is attested since 1822.

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Examples from the Web for buck-eye

Historical Examples

Ohio is called the "Buck-eye" state and is named after this tree.

The leaves of the Buck-eye are five-fingered, while those of the tree commonly called the Horse Chestnut are seven-fingered.

She was soon opposite the lawn; and, sure enough, proved to be what Lucien had said she was—the mail-steamer “Buck-eye.”

Its favourite haunt is among the red and scentless flowers of the buck-eye, or the large trumpet-shaped blossoms of the bignonia.

On the eastern shore of Maryland and Virginia the dugout is made into a sail-boat called the buck-eye, or bug-eye.

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Word Origin and History for buck-eye

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