Buckeye,

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  buckeye
       n 1: the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut [syn: {horse
            chestnut}, {conker}]
       2: tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to
          red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds [syn: {horse
          chestnut}, {Aesculus hippocastanum}]
       3: a resident of Ohio [syn: {Ohioan}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Buckeye, AZ (town, FIPS 7940)
    Location: 33.41264 N, 112.58553 W
    Population (1990): 5038 (2605 housing units)
    Area: 48.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 85326
  Buckeye, IA (city, FIPS 9100)
    Location: 42.41839 N, 93.37593 W
    Population (1990): 105 (56 housing units)
    Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Buckeye, LA
    Zip code(s): 71328
  Buckeye, WV
    Zip code(s): 24924

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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.
     Headwords:
      Buckeye, AZ
      Buckeye
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Buckeye, IA
      Buckeye