buckeye

ˈbʌkaɪ

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#1·1d ago

Seed or fruit of these plants.

Now there were long periods when he heard nothing except the wind in the trees and the plop of buckeyes on the earth.

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#2·1d ago

Any of several species of the related (genus ).

Now there were long periods when he heard nothing except the wind in the trees and the plop of buckeyes on the earth.

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#3·1d ago

Any of several species of trees of the genus .

Now there were long periods when he heard nothing except the wind in the trees and the plop of buckeyes on the earth.

Origin: The name stems from Native Americans, who called the nut "hetuck," which means "buck eye" (because the markings on the nut resemble the eye of a deer). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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