Buck|eye

buck|eye «BUHK _Y», noun.

1. a tree or shrub, a type of horse chestnut, with showy flowers, large divided leaves, and large brown seeds, especially a large tree with an ill-smelling bark.

2. its seed. It has a light-brown scar like the partly opened eye of a buck.

3. an American butterfly, which has eye spots on its wings, that occurs throughout the southeastern United States. It feeds in the larval state upon plantain, snapdragon, and figworts.

Buck|eye «BUHK _Y», noun.

1. a nickname for a native or inhabitant of Ohio, where buckeyes are plentiful.

2. a breed of American class chicken that lays brown-shelled eggs.