Meaning of BUTTONWOOD
| Pronunciation: | | 'butn`wûd
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| | Definition: | | [n] very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico |
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| | Synonyms: | | American plane, American sycamore, Platanus occidentalis |
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| | See Also: | | genus Platanus, plane tree, platan, Platanus, sycamore | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \But"ton*wood`\, n. (Bot.)
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}.
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