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Webster 1913 Edition

Buttonwood

But′ton-woodˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
The
Platanus occidentalis
, or American plane tree, a large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named; – called also
buttonball tree
, and, in some parts of the United States,
sycamore
. The California buttonwood is
Platanus racemosa
.

Definition 2024

buttonwood

buttonwood

English

Platanus occidentalis or American sycamore, a buttonwood

Noun

buttonwood ‎(plural buttonwoods)

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

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Etymology

button +‎ wood

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