buckeye

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“
Jest tie up your hoss to that buckeye, and sit ye down here in the grass.

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  1. noun Any of various North American trees or shrubs of the genus Aesculus, having palmately compound, opposite leaves, erect panicles of white to red or yellow flowers, and large shiny seeds with a large attachment scar. All parts of the plant are poisonous.
  2. noun The spiny or smooth fruit of any of these plants.
  3. noun The large shiny brown seed of such a fruit.

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  1. buck1 + eye.

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  1. from buck, a deer, + eye; in allusion to the appearance of the naked seed.
 

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/ˈbəkai/
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