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
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The trees and shrubs had been planted more than a decade earlier by the urban forestry nonprofit North East Trees, a project that included signage to identify the many native species added to the site, such as California buckeye, California black walnut and oaks.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
The Walnut Creek location, which opened April 25, currently has 45 flavors on offer, including options like chocolate cake batter, caramel pretzel crunch, vanilla raspberry chip, graham central station, horchata and buckeye, as well as vegan options and sherbet varieties like pink champagne.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
The Asian longhorned beetle is an invasive, wood-boring beetle that attacks 12 types of hardwood trees in North America, including maple, elm, buckeye, birch and willow trees.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2023
The buckeye, which was also about 150 years old, had become an icon within the garden not for its size but because of its unique shape, said Doran.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
Last week’s extreme winds caused one section of a large coast redwood tree to shear off while another part catapulted onto a bamboo grove and a legendary buckeye tree.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
Probably better than the other buckeye.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 27 May 2022
Rancho Gordo, Zursun, North Bay Trading and Primary Beans are just a few of the many purveyors of heirloom bean varieties; some of my personal favorites include buckeye, flageolet and scarlet runner beans.
—Casey Barber, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
Last November, elementary schoolers in Berkeley, California gathered around a plot of land carpeted with shrubs to plant saplings like buckeye, white sage, and honeysuckle to increase the number of trees at their schools.
—Sabrina Toppa, Time, 8 June 2022
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
The Walnut Creek location, which opened April 25, currently has 45 flavors on offer, including options like chocolate cake batter, caramel pretzel crunch, vanilla raspberry chip, graham central station, horchata and buckeye, as well as vegan options and sherbet varieties like pink champagne.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
The Asian longhorned beetle is an invasive, wood-boring beetle that attacks 12 types of hardwood trees in North America, including maple, elm, buckeye, birch and willow trees.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2023
The buckeye, which was also about 150 years old, had become an icon within the garden not for its size but because of its unique shape, said Doran.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
Last week’s extreme winds caused one section of a large coast redwood tree to shear off while another part catapulted onto a bamboo grove and a legendary buckeye tree.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
Probably better than the other buckeye.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 27 May 2022
Rancho Gordo, Zursun, North Bay Trading and Primary Beans are just a few of the many purveyors of heirloom bean varieties; some of my personal favorites include buckeye, flageolet and scarlet runner beans.
—Casey Barber, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
Last November, elementary schoolers in Berkeley, California gathered around a plot of land carpeted with shrubs to plant saplings like buckeye, white sage, and honeysuckle to increase the number of trees at their schools.
—Sabrina Toppa, Time, 8 June 2022
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buckeye
noun
buck·eye
ˈbək-ˌī 
: any of several trees or shrubs related to the horse chestnut
also
: the large nutlike seed of a buckeye
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