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Ohio buckeye

American  

noun

  1. buckeye1


Etymology

Origin of Ohio buckeye

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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That means renewed interest in state-specific barbecue styles, locally made sodas and cheeses, fish species from nearby waters and sweet specialties like the chocolate-dipped peanut butter Ohio buckeye or Kentucky cream pull candy.

From New York Times Dec. 22, 2020

Among the North American species are the foetid or Ohio buckeye, Ae. glabra, and Ae. flava, the sweet 113 buckeye.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

The Ohio buckeye has five yellow-green leaflets, smooth when full grown, pale, greenish yellow flowers, not at all conspicuous, and bitter nuts in spiny husks.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

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