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the chestnuts are brown and have yellow spots on them

Buckeye, any of about six species of North American trees and shrubs in the genus Aesculus of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae). The name refers to the resemblance of the nutlike seed, which has a pale patch on a shiny red-brown surface, to the eye of a deer. Like many of the related Eurasian

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some nuts are hanging from a tree branch

Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) was designated the official state tree of Ohio in 1953. All State Trees Buckeye trees are fairly common in Ohio, growing especially well along rivers, streams, and on floodplains. Ohio's state nickname is "The Buckeye State" and Ohio residents are often called "Buckeyes."

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an assortment of fruit sitting on top of the grass next to some nuts and leaves

A buckeye is a kind of a nut, which has markings resembling an iris in an eyeball, which gives it it's name. It is superstition that such amulets invoke the eye of God to watch over you, also other amulets in the shape of an eye, natural or manmade. It is also to turn away the evil eye from others...The buckeye has other associations as well, varying from being a good luck charm for sexual potency, fertility, or gambling. The buckeye is a relative of the Chestnut and Horse Chestnut.

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chestnuts are shown on a wooden table with their shell peeled off and the kernel still intact

Buckeye nuts and "conkers," the nuts from horse chestnut trees, are remarkably similar. This is because both trees, the American buckeye and the horse chestnut, belong in the same tree genus, Aesculus. There are about six species of buckeye trees and about a dozen species of horse chestnut. However, they all produce very similar-looking nuts.

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a piece of fruit that is sitting in the grass

1/2 cup peanut butter 1/3 cup butter 1/8 tsp vanilla 2 cups powdered sugar 1 1/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips In a large bowl, mix the peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and sugar. The dough will look dry. Roll into one-inch balls and place on a waxed paper-line plate or cookie sheet. Chill in the freezer […]

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a stack of chocolate peanut butter bars on top of each other

Buckeye Bark - so easy and seriously dangerous to have around. Just like your traditional buckeyes with layers of chocolate and peanut butter but way easier!

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