buckhorn
buckhorn noun: a horn of a buck.
Noun
buckhorn (plural buckhorns)
- A horn of a buck.
- A royal fern (Osmunda regalis).
- A narrowleaf plantain, a flowering plant of species Plantago lanceolata.
- Synonyms:
- English plantain, ribleaf, ribwort plantain, lamb's tongue
Proper noun capitalized: Buckhorn
Buckhorn
- A census-designated place in Amador County, California.
- A locality in Ventura County, California.
- A township and unincorporated community in Brown County, Illinois.
- A minor city in Perry County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Royalton Township, Berrien County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri.
- A township in Harnett County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina.
- A township in Wake County, North Carolina.
- A census-designated place in Hemlock Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
- A hamlet in Trent Lakes municipality and Selwyn township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.
- A hamlet in Ashwater parish, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX3799).
Synonyms of buckhorn
Forms of buckhorn
| plural | buckhorns |
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Origin of buckhorn
From buck + horn.
Words formed from buckhorn
Phrases with buckhorn
Questions about buckhorn
- What does buckhorn mean?
- Buckhorn means a horn of a buck.
- What part of speech is buckhorn?
- Buckhorn can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of buckhorn?
- The plural of buckhorn is buckhorns.
Words near buckhorn in the dictionary
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