buckeye

[医] 七叶树

发音

AU /ˈbʌkaɪ/

词形变化

buckeyes 复数 buckeyes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.

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  2. 2.

    Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.

    Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut).

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  3. 3.

    Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia).

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  4. 4.

    Seed or fruit of these plants.

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  5. 5.

    A native or resident of the American state of Ohio.

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  6. 6.

    Any of species Junonia coenia of butterflies; a common buckeye.

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  7. 7.

    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.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

horse chestnut conker Ohioan

上位词 2

seed American

相关短语

Buckeye State 七叶树州（美国俄亥俄州别名） Spanish buckeye

词源

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).

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