English Explanatory Dictionary

buttonwood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

buttonwood buttonwoods

Etymology

From button + wood.

Related words

Conocarpus erectus Platanus occidentalis Platanus racemosa

Derived words

Florida buttonwood Harvey's buttonwood swamp buttonwood
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