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How is the nickname of Ohio related tho the official mammal of Ohio

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The tree is called the buckeye because its nuts resemble the shape and color of a deer's eye. The buckeye is relatively common in Ohio, growing especially well along rivers and streams and in floodplains. The buckeye tree has also provided Ohioans with their principal nickname—the Buckeyes
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