Definition of buttonwood Buttonwood
but•ton•wood
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What does buttonwood mean?
WordNet
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| buttonwood - very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico | ||
| American sycamore, American plane, Platanus occidentalis | ||
| plane 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 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- buttonwood (Noun)
The common name given to at least three species of shrub or tree. - buttonwood (Noun)
The American sycamore or American plane tree , , family Platanaceae. - buttonwood (Noun)
California sycamore or western sycamore ,.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- buttonwood (n.)
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 P. racemosa.
Part of speech
🔤- buttonwood, noun, singular of buttonwoods.
