buckeye /ˈbʌkaɪ/ noun7 •Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus. •Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut). •(US, slang) A native or resident of the American state of Ohio. •Seed or fruit of these plants.Now there were long periods when he heard nothing except the wind in the trees and the plop of buckeyes on the earth. — 1973 •(US) 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. •Any member of the species Junonia coenia of butterflies; a common buckeye. •Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia). formsbuckeyes