buckeye

Meanings

1. Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
2. Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut).
3. Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia).
4. Seed or fruit of these plants.
5. A native or resident of the American state of Ohio.
6. Any of species Junonia coenia of butterflies; a common buckeye.
7. A confection made from peanut butter fudge partially dipped in chocolate to leave a circle of peanut butter visible, supposed to resemble the nut of the Ohio buckeye tree.

1. A native or resident of the American states of Ohio or Arizona.

1. A number of places in the United States:
2. A city in Maricopa County, Arizona.
3. An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.
4. A former travel station in Plumas County, California.
5. An unincorporated community in Yolo County, California, named for buckeye trees there.
6. Former name of Carbondale, Amador County, California.
7. An unincorporated community in Larimer County, Colorado.
8. An unincorporated community in Salamonie Township, Huntingdon County, Indiana.
9. A minor city in Hardin County, Iowa.
10. An unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas.
11. An unincorporated community in Garrard County, Kentucky.
12. An unincorporated community in Mississippi County, Missouri, named for buckeye trees.

Etymology

The name stems from Native Americans, who called the nut "hetuck," which means "buck eye" (because the markings on the nut resemble the eye of a deer).

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