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sweet buckeye

sweet buckeye

9.0
A tall tree from the central United States often planted for its yellow flowers
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : buckeye dulce
  • The sweet buckeye is a striking addition to parks because of its impressive height and yellow flowers.

Examples

  • The sweet buckeye tree can grow up to 100 feet tall.

  • Farmers often plant sweet buckeye trees for shade and decoration along property lines.

  • The leaves of the sweet buckeye turn golden in autumn, attracting many photographers.

  • Have you seen a sweet buckeye in bloom?

  • Farmers often plant sweet buckeye trees for shade and decoration along property lines.

  • The sweet buckeye is a striking addition to parks because of its impressive height and yellow flowers.

  • The leaves of the sweet buckeye turn golden in autumn, attracting many photographers.

Synonyms

buckeye
vssweet buckeye
  • US
1 9.1

A tree with palm-shaped leaves, clusters of white to red flowers, and shiny brown seeds

is a specific tall tree with smooth bark and yellow flowers often cultivated

Surface Forms

sweet buckeye singular
sweet buckeyes plural

Morphology

sweet + buckeye

This is a straightforward adjective + noun combination: a B1 learner who knows 'sweet' and 'buckeye' (a type of tree) will understand 'sweet buckeye' as a kind or variety of buckeye characterized by the quality 'sweet'. The composition follows standard English noun modification patterns and is cross-linguistically parallel, so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Sweet buckeye comes from two clear images: the shiny round seeds look like a deer's 'eye', which gives buckeye, and the tree's yellow flowers smell 'sweet'. So, the name points to this tall tree with yellow, sweet-smelling flowers.