any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Aesculus, as A. glabra(Ohio buckeye ), having palmate leaves, gray, scaly bark, and bell-shaped greenish-yellow flowers in upright clusters: the state tree of Ohio.
the brown nut of any of these trees.
(initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of Ohio (used as a nickname).
a butterfly, Precis lavinia, having dark-brown wings with purple or red eyespots.
Origin of buckeye
An Americanism first recorded in 1755–65; buck1 “stag” + eye, originally used to designate def. 1, in reference to the look of the seed
In 1923 and 1925 over 70,000 klansmen attended two Klan rallies, known as konklaves, at Buckeye Lake.
Superman Is Jewish: The Hebrew Roots of America's Greatest Superhero|Rich Goldstein|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As he and other Tea Party activists in the Buckeye State see it, Tuesday night was just one battle in a long, long war.
Tea Party Prepared to Fight the GOP Forever, Even After Tuesday’s Losses|David Freedlander|May 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two key aspects of the bill could restrict voting in the Buckeye State.
Ohio Voting Bill Could Lead to Long Lines, Voter Purges|MSNBC|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Forming the shapes of the Lincoln Memorial and a cannon among others, Buckeye fans got an entertaining and educational show.
Exploding Whale, Black Friday and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|November 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the past two weeks, his campaign has aired 12,250 ads in the Buckeye State, even more than they ran in Florida.
It’s All About Ohio|Doug Schoen, Jessica Tarlov|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He was to see them off in the morning; and he exerted himself to make Sylvia's last evening in Buckeye Lane as happy as possible.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
Small Buckeye (Æsculus austrina) is one of the latest recognized members of the buckeye household.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
The old foreground of buckeye and odorous ceanothus was gone.
The Three Partners|Bret Harte
Early uses of buckeye were as important as those of the present day, though amounts were smaller.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson
The reason why they wore buckeyes was that the buckeye was the emblem of Ohio, and Ohio, they knew, was a Whig state.
A Boy's Town|W. D. Howells
British Dictionary definitions for buckeye
buckeye
/ (ˈbʌkˌaɪ) /
noun
any of several North American trees of the genus Aesculus, esp A. glabra (Ohio buckeye), having erect clusters of white or red flowers and prickly fruits: family HippocastanaceaeSee also horse chestnut