A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus (Æsculus) as the horse chestnut.

A cant name for a native or resident of Ohio.

The word "buckeye" can refer to either a shrub or tree of the horse-chestnut family or the hard, poisonous nuts that can be found on them. The tree is the state tree of Ohio, and the word can also refer to a resident of the state of Ohio. Click here to learn more about why Ohioans and the Ohio State sports teams are called Buckeyes.

the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut

tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds

a nut and has a hard brown shell

a nut that grows on a unique tree most commonly found in Ohio, but also in Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, etc