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BUTTONWOOD
Etymology
Noun
buttonwood (plural buttonwoods)
The common name given to at least three species of shrub or tree.
The mangrove tree (Conocarpus erectus, family Combretaceae) a tropical and subtropical species.
The American sycamore or American plane tree (Platanus occidentalis, family Platanaceae).
California sycamore or western sycamore (Platanus racemosa).
Source: Wiktionary
But"ton*wood`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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