Associations to the word «Buttonwood»

Wiktionary

BUTTONWOOD, noun. The common name given to at least three species of shrub or tree.
BUTTONWOOD, noun. The mangrove tree (Conocarpus erectus, family Combretaceae) a tropical and subtropical species.
BUTTONWOOD, noun. The American sycamore or American plane tree (Platanus occidentalis, family Platanaceae).
BUTTONWOOD, noun. California sycamore or western sycamore (Platanus racemosa).

Dictionary definition

BUTTONWOOD, noun. Very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico.

Wise words

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