buckeye
buckeye Lexical Profile
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• noun
North American Any of several North American deciduous trees or shrubs of the genus Aesculus, related to the horse chestnut and having palmately compound leaves and clusters of showy flowers.
"The old buckeye at the edge of the pasture drops its leaves early in the autumn."
North American The large, glossy, dark brown, inedible seed of a buckeye tree, marked with a pale circular patch resembling a deer's eye.
"As children, they carried smooth buckeyes in their pockets for good luck."
American A confection made from a ball of sweetened peanut butter fudge partially dipped in chocolate to leave a circle of peanut butter visible, resembling the seed of a buckeye tree.
"She prepared a platter of homemade buckeyes for the holiday party."
American A native or inhabitant of the US state of Ohio (often capitalized).
"As a lifelong Buckeye, he knew every small town along the Ohio River."
North American A widespread North American brush-footed butterfly (genus Junonia, especially Junonia coenia) having brown wings marked with prominent, colorful eyespots.
"A common buckeye landed on the asters in the sunny meadow."
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in American English in the mid-18th century from 'buck' and 'eye', referring to the glossy brown seed with a pale scar that resembles the eye of a male deer.