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buck·eye  (bk)

n.

1. Any of various North American trees or shrubs of the genus Aesculus, having palmately compound, opposite leaves, erect panicles of white to red or yellow flowers, and large shiny seeds with a large attachment scar. All parts of the plant are poisonous.

2. The spiny or smooth fruit of any of these plants.

3. The large shiny brown seed of such a fruit.

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[buck + eye.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	buckeye - the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut conker, horse chestnut seed - a small hard fruit
	2.	buckeye - tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds Aesculus hippocastanum, horse chestnut Aesculus, genus Aesculus - deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia sweet buckeye - a tall and often cultivated buckeye of the central United States Ohio buckeye - a buckeye with scaly grey bark that is found in the central United States bottlebrush buckeye, dwarf buckeye - a spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern United States red buckeye - a shrub buckeye of southern United States particolored buckeye - a buckeye marked by different colors or tints angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
	3.	Buckeye - a native or resident of Ohio Ohioan American - a native or inhabitant of the United States