buckeye

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

buckeye
    n 1: the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut [syn:
         {buckeye}, {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}, {buckeye}, {Aesculus hippocastanum}]
    3: a native or resident of Ohio [syn: {Ohioan}, {Buckeye}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

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 U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

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)

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)

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