buffalo

noun

  1. Water buffalo
  2. Cape buffalo
  3. Any of several suckers (genus Ictiobus) found mostly in the Mississippi River valley

verb

  1. Bewilder, baffle

geographical name

  1. City and port on Lake Erie and the Niagara River in western New York population 261,310

noun

  1. Either of two North American shrubs (Shepherdia argentea and S. canadensis) of the oleaster family with silvery foliage

noun

  1. A perennial foul-smelling cucurbit (Cucurbita foetidissima) of arid lands of the central and southwest U.S. and Mexico with a large starchy taproot and seeds rich in oil

noun

  1. A low-growing perennial grass (Buchloë dactyloides) native to the Great Plains that has curly grayish-green leaves

noun

  1. A broad checkered plaid pattern usually of two colors

noun

  1. An African American soldier serving in the western U.S. after the Civil War

noun

  1. A deep-fried chicken wing coated with a spicy sauce and usually served with a blue cheese dressing

biographical name

  1. See William Frederick cody

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