buckeye


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
buckeye/ˈbʌkʌɪ/
noun
  • 1 an American tree or shrub related to the horse chestnut. [Genus Aesculus: several species.]

    ■ the shiny brown nut of the buckeye.

  • 2 an orange and brown New World butterfly with conspicuous eyespots on the wings. [Junonia coenia.]
  • 3 (Buckeye) US informal a native of the state of Ohio.
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