[syn: Ohioan, Buckeye]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Horse-chestnut \Horse`-chest"nut\, Horsechestnut
\Horse`chest"nut\, n.
1. (Bot.) The large nutlike seed of a species of Aesculus
(Aesculus Hippocastanum), formerly ground, and fed to
horses, whence the name. The seed is not considered edible
by humans. [WordNet sense 2]
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2. (Bot.) The tree itself (Aesculus hippocastanum), which
was brought from Constantinople in the beginning of the
sixteenth century, and is now common in the temperate
zones of both hemispheres; it has palmate leaves and large
clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny
inedible seeds. The native American species is also called
buckeye and conker. [WordNet sense 1]
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Buckeye \Buck"eye`\ (b[u^]k"[imac]`), n.
1. (Bot.) A name given to several American trees and shrubs
of the same genus ([AE]sculus) as the horse chestnut.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A cant name for a native or resident of Ohio. [U.S.]
[1913 Webster]
Buckeye State, Ohio; -- so called because buckeye trees
abound there.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
buckeye
n 1: the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut [syn:
buckeye, horse chestnut, conker]
2: tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red
flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds [syn: horse
chestnut, buckeye, Aesculus hippocastanum]
3: a native or resident of Ohio [syn: Ohioan, Buckeye]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Buckeye, AZ -- U.S. town in Arizona
Population (2000): 6537
Housing Units (2000): 2344
Land area (2000): 145.753405 sq. miles (377.499569 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 145.753405 sq. miles (377.499569 sq. km)
FIPS code: 07940
Located within: Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
Location: 33.436561 N, 112.593253 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 85326
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Buckeye, AZ
Buckeye
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Buckeye, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 110
Housing Units (2000): 50
Land area (2000): 1.003691 sq. miles (2.599547 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.003691 sq. miles (2.599547 sq. km)
FIPS code: 09100
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 42.418274 N, 93.375870 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Buckeye, IA
Buckeye