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Webster 1913 Edition
Buckeye
Buck′eyeˊ
(bŭk′īˊ)
, Noun.
1.
(Bot.)
A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus (
Æsculus
) as the horse chestnut. The Ohio buckeye
, or Fetid buckeye
is
– Aesculus glabra
. Red buckeye
is
– Aesculus Pavia
. Small buckeye
is
– Aesculus paviflora
. Sweet buckeye
, or Yellow buckeye
is
Aesculus flava
.2.
A cant name for a native or resident of Ohio.
[U.S.]
Buckeye State
, Ohio; – so called because buckeye trees abound there.