buckeye

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: buck=eye

CIDE DICTIONARY

buckeye, n. 

•  A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus (Æsculus) as the horse chestnut.  [1913 Webster]
•  A cant name for a native or resident of Ohio.  [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.

Buckeye State, Ohio; -- so called because buckeye trees abound there.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

buckeye, n. a any shrub of the genus Aesculus, with large sticky buds and showy red or white flowers. b the shiny brown fruit of this plant.