'Buckeye' definitions:
Definition of 'buckeye'
(from WordNet)
noun
The inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut [syn: buckeye, horse chestnut, conker]
noun
Tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds [syn: horse chestnut, buckeye, Aesculus hippocastanum]
noun
A native or resident of Ohio [syn: Ohioan, Buckeye]
Definition of 'Buckeye'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'buckeye'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Buckeye, AZ -- U.S. town in Arizona
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Buckeye, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.