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buckeye

buck·eye
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buhk-ahy]
    • /ˈbʌkˌaɪ/
    • /ˈbʌkaɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buhk-ahy]
    • /ˈbʌkˌaɪ/

Definitions of buckeye word

  • noun buckeye 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 Hippocastanaceae 3
  • noun buckeye any of various trees (genus Aesculus) of the horse-chestnut family with large capsules enclosing shiny brown seeds 3
  • noun buckeye the seed 3
  • noun buckeye a person born or living in Ohio, called the Buckeye State 3
  • noun plural buckeye 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. 1
  • noun plural buckeye the brown nut of any of these trees. 1

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Origin of buckeye

First appearance:

before 1755
One of the 47% newest English words
1755-65, Americanism; buck1 stag + eye, orig. used to designate def. 1, in allusion to the look of the seed

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Parts of speech for Buckeye

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buckeye popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

buckeye usage trend in Literature

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