单词 | bugeye |
释义 | bugeye in British English (ˈbʌɡˌaɪ) noun another name for buckeye buckeye in British English (ˈbʌkˌaɪ) noun any of several North American trees of the genus Aesculus, esp A. glabra (Ohio buckeye), having erect clusters of white or red flowers and prickly fruits: family Hippocastanaceae Also called: bugeye. See also horse chestnut bugeye in American English (ˈbʌɡˌai) nounWord forms: plural -eyes Nautical a ketch-rigged sailing vessel used on Chesapeake Bay Word origin [1880–85, Amer.; bug1 + eye, after the former practice of painting a large eye on each bow]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, automatism, interface, pari-mutuel, quotation mark |
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