BUCKEYE


Meaning of BUCKEYE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbək-ˌī ]

noun

Date: 1763

1. : any of various shrubs or trees (genus Aesculus ) of the horse-chestnut family ; also : the large nutlike seed of such a shrub or tree

2. capitalized : a native or resident of Ohio — used as a nickname

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.