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  2. Aesculus glabra - Wikipedia

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    Aesculus glabra, commonly known as Ohio buckeye, [2] Texas buckeye, [3] fetid buckeye, [3] and horse chestnut [3] is a species of tree in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) native to North America. Its natural range is primarily in the Midwestern and lower Great Plains regions of the United States, extending southeast into the geological Black ...

  3. Buckeye - Wikipedia

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    Buckeye (nickname), a nickname for residents of the U.S. state of Ohio, the "buckeye state". Ohio State Buckeyes, the intercollegiate athletic teams of the Ohio State University. Brutus Buckeye, the mascot of the Ohio State University. Aesculus glabra, also known as the Ohio buckeye, Ohio's state tree.

  4. Buckeye, Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Buckeye, Arizona. (2020) [ 5 ] Buckeye / ˈbʌkaɪ / is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It is Arizona's largest city by area, and it is the westernmost suburb in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,502, [ 5 ] up from 50,876 in 2010, and 6,537 in 2000. It was the fastest-growing city in ...

  5. Why are Ohioans called buckeyes? The term was once an insult

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    The term was once an insult. The distinctive "eye" marks out the nuts from an Ohio buckeye tree. Ohio is known as the Buckeye State because buckeye trees were prevalent in the area when the ...

  6. Brutus Buckeye - Wikipedia

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    1965. Brutus Buckeye is the athletics mascot of Ohio State University and an anthropomorphic buckeye nut. Brutus made his debut in 1965, with periodic updates to design and wardrobe occurring in the years since. As a member of the spirit squad, Brutus Buckeye travels to many events around the university and often makes appearances around Columbus.

  7. Secret Service code name - Wikipedia

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    Secret Service code name. President John F. Kennedy, codename "Lancer" with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, codename "Lace". The United States Secret Service uses code names for U.S. presidents, first ladies, and other prominent persons and locations. [1] The use of such names was originally for security purposes and dates to a time when ...

  8. Aesculus - Wikipedia

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    Fruit of a Horse-chestnut still in a half cocoon of which the fragile sprout has already reached the soil. The genus Aesculus (/ ˈɛskjʊləs / [1] or / ˈaɪskjʊləs /), with species called buckeye and horse chestnut, comprises 13–19 species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. They are trees and shrubs native to the temperate ...

  9. History of Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Colonel Sproat, was a notable member of the pioneer settlement of Marietta. He greatly impressed the local Indians, who in admiration dubbed him "Hetuck", meaning "eye of the buck deer" "Big Buckeye". [43] [44] [45] Historians believe this is how Ohio came to be known as the Buckeye State and its residents as Buckeyes. [46]