Definitions for: Buttonwood

[n] very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico

Webster (1913) 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}.

Synonyms: American plane, American sycamore, Platanus occidentalis

See Also: genus Platanus, plane tree, platan, Platanus, sycamore

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