buckeye

B3U1C3K5E1Y4E1
/ˈbʌkaɪ/

noun

Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.

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Ohioanhorse chestnutconkerAesculus hippocastanum
Less commonScrabble 18

Meanings

buckeye1

nounbuckeye (countable and uncountable, plural buckeyes)

plural buckeyes

  1. countableuncountableAny of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
    1. countableuncountableAesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut).
  2. countableuncountableAny of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia).
  3. countableuncountableSeed or fruit of these plants.

    Now there were long periods when he heard nothing except the wind in the trees and the plop of buckeyes on the earth.

    1973, Toni Morrison, Sula, Chatto & Windus (1993), page 155
  4. UScountableslanguncountableA native or resident of the American state of Ohio.

    Synonyms: Ohioan

  5. countableuncountableAny member of the species Junonia coenia of butterflies; a common buckeye.
  6. UScountableuncountableA confection made from peanut butter fudge partially dipped in chocolate to leave a circle of peanut butter visible, supposed to resemble the nut of the Ohio buckeye tree.

Buckeye2

nounBuckeye (plural Buckeyes)

plural Buckeyes

  1. A native or resident of the American states of Ohio or Arizona.
proper noun
  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A former travel station in Plumas County, California.
    2. A minor city in Hardin County, Iowa.
    3. An unincorporated community in Mississippi County, Missouri, named for buckeye trees.
    4. An unincorporated community in Milton Township, Jackson County, Ohio, named after the Buckeye Furnace.
    5. An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, named after the Buckeye Lumber Co.
    6. An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, named after Buckeye Cove.
    7. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Buckeye Township.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA native or resident of the American state of Ohio.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna native or resident of Ohio

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Broader

nounthe inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut

Broader

nountree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds

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horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Broader
angiospermous treeflowering tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

The name stems from Native Americans, who called the nut "hetuck," which means "buck eye" (because the markings on the nut resemble the eye of a deer).

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Translations

Bulgarian жител на Охайо, конски кестен
  • жител на Охайоresident of the American State of Ohio
  • конски кестен (konski kesten)tree of the genus Aesculus
Catalan castanyer d'Índia
  • castanyer d'Índiatree of the genus Aesculus
Finnish ohiolainen, hevoskastanja
  • ohiolainenresident of the American State of Ohio
  • hevoskastanjatree of the genus Aesculus
French marronnier
  • marronniertree of the genus Aesculus
German Rosskastanie
  • Rosskastanietree of the genus Aesculus
Italian ippocastano
  • ippocastanotree of the genus Aesculus
Cite this entry
APA

buckeye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buckeye

MLA

“buckeye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buckeye. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buckeye,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buckeye.

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