buckeye
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buckeye
[′bək‚ī] (botany)
The common name for deciduous trees composing the genus Aesculus in the order Sapindales; leaves are opposite and palmately compound, and the seed is large with a firm outer coat.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
buckeye
buckeye
(see also Horse Chestnut) Grows to 90 ft (30m). Nuts are high in tannins like acorns, meaning they need to be heated/roasted and leached in multiple changes of water (or left in running stream) for 5 days before consuming.
Edible Plant Guide © 2012 Markus Rothkranz