buckeye

A noun referring to the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut, or the tree itself, which has palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds.

• 🇩🇪Eine Bezeichnung für den ungiftigen, aber ungenießbaren Samen der Rosskastanie oder für den Baum selbst, der handförmige Blätter und große Blütenstände von weiß bis rot trägt, aus denen braune, glänzende, ungenießbare Samen hervorgehen.

1. Seed of the horse chestnut B2 formal

   The inedible, nut-like seed of the horse chestnut tree, often shiny and brown.

   • Children collected buckeyes from the ground in the park.
   • The buckeye is toxic if ingested by humans or animals.
   • She polished the buckeye until it gleamed like a gem.

   🇩🇪Samen der Rosskastanie

   Synonyme: conkerhorse chestnut

2. Horse chestnut tree B2 formal

   A tree with palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers, followed by brown shiny inedible seeds.

   • The buckeye tree in the backyard bloomed beautifully in spring.
   • Buckeyes are common in parks and along streets in the Midwest.
   • The leaves of the buckeye turn a brilliant orange in autumn.

   🇩🇪Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie

   Synonyme: horse chestnut

• buckeyes plural form
• buckeyes' possessive plural form
• buckeye's possessive singular form