buckhorn

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noun

A horn of a buck.

Similar
English plantainribleafribwort plantainlamb's tongue
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Meanings

buckhorn1

nounbuckhorn (plural buckhorns)

plural buckhorns

  1. A horn of a buck.
  2. A royal fern (Osmunda regalis).
  3. A narrowleaf plantain, a flowering plant of species Plantago lanceolata.

    Synonyms: English plantain, ribleaf, ribwort plantain, lamb's tongue

Buckhorn2

proper noun
  1. A place in the United States:
    1. A census-designated place in Amador County, California.
    2. A locality in Ventura County, California.
    3. A township and unincorporated community in Brown County, Illinois.
    4. A minor city in Perry County, Kentucky.
    5. An unincorporated community in Royalton Township, Berrien County, Michigan.
    6. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Missouri.
    7. An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri.
    8. A township in Harnett County, North Carolina.
    9. An unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina.
    10. A township in Wake County, North Carolina.
    11. A census-designated place in Hemlock Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
  2. A hamlet in Trent Lakes municipality and Selwyn township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A hamlet in Ashwater parish, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX3799).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA narrowleaf plantain, a flowering plant of species Plantago lanceolata.

Similar
English plantainribleafribwort plantainlamb's tongue
Also see
english plantainlamb's tonguenarrowleaf plantainribwort plantain

Origin

From buck + horn.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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