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buckeye

/ˈbʌkaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
buck-eye
IPA
/ˈbʌkaɪ/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Seed or fruit of these plants.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A native or resident of the American state of Ohio.

American usage; Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Any member of the species Junonia coenia of butterflies; a common buckeye.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A 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.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A native or resident of the American states of Ohio or Arizona.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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).

Usage

Inflected Forms

buckeyes (plural)

Phrases

Ohio buckeye Spanish buckeye

Synonyms

Ohioan horse chestnut aesculus hippocastanum conker

Questions

How do you pronounce buckeye?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌkaɪ/.
What does buckeye mean?
Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
Where does buckeye come from?
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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