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buttonwood
but·ton·wood B0585000 (bŭt′n-wo͝od′)n.1. See sycamore.2. An evergreen shrub or tree (Conocarpus erectus) of coastal wetlands of tropical America and western Africa, having alternate leathery leaves and small buttonlike heads of greenish flowers.buttonwood (ˈbʌtənˌwʊd) or button treen1. (Plants) Also called: buttonball a North American plane tree, Platanus occidentalis. See plane tree2. (Plants) a small West Indian tree, Conocarpus erectus, with button-like fruits and heavy hard compact wood: family Combretaceaebut•ton•wood (ˈbʌt nˌwʊd)
n. Chiefly Eastern New Eng. sycamore (def. 1). [1665–75, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  buttonwood - very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to MexicoAmerican plane, American sycamore, Platanus occidentalisgenus Platanus, Platanus - genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamoreplane tree, platan, sycamore - any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits |
Translationsbuttonwood
buttonwood: see plane treeplane tree,
sycamore,
or buttonwood,
any species of the genus Platanus, deciduous trees of most temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, exclusive of Africa.
..... Click the link for more information. .buttonwoodSame as North American sycamore.buttonwood
Related to buttonwood: Buttonwood AgreementSynonyms for buttonwoodnoun very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to MexicoSynonyms- American plane
- American sycamore
- Platanus occidentalis
Related Words- genus Platanus
- Platanus
- plane tree
- platan
- sycamore
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