buckeye

Meaning

Noun

• Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
• Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia).
• The seed or fruit of these plants.
• A native or resident of the American state of Ohio.
• The Junonia coenia butterfly.
• A confection made from peanut butter fudge partially dipped in chocolate to leave a circle of peanut butter visible, supposed to resemble the nut of the Ohio buckeye tree.

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).