'Buckeye State' definitions:

Definition of 'Buckeye State'

noun

A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region [syn: Ohio, Buckeye State, OH]

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]