From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Horse-chestnut \Horse'-chest"nut\, Horsechestnut \Horse'chest"nut\, noun
1. (Bot.) The large nutlike seed of a species of {[AE]sculus} ({[AE]sculus 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.0.44 [gcide]:
Buckeye \Buck"eye'\ (b[u^]k"[imac]'), noun
1. (Bot.) A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus ({[AE]sculus}) as the horse chestnut.
{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}.
2. A cant name for a native or resident of Ohio. [U.S.]
{Buckeye State}, Ohio; -- so called because buckeye trees abound there.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut [syn: {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}, {Aesculus hippocastanum}]
3: a resident of Ohio [syn: {Ohioan}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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) [gaz-place]:
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) [gaz-place]:
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
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