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buckeyes

  • plural
    of buckeye.
    buckeye
    noun
    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.

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Boroditsky, a certified arborist, said the site still has lots of native trees, like buckeyes, walnut and oaks, that may have been trimmed to conform to clearance rules but that were not removed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2024

Or Cooper’s friend Frana Milan who makes Ohio-famous buckeyes each year.

From Seattle Times Nov. 25, 2022

Tree selections will include mostly native varieties of redbuds, magnolias, dogwoods, yellowwoods, buckeyes, fringe trees, and other flowering species.

From Washington Times Jan. 23, 2021

He had sensed, wrongly, that union trustbusting was as much in demand among the buckeyes as the badgers.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2015

The air was clear and cool, and the forest floor was thick with leaves that had fallen from the buckeyes and poplars.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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