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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