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buttonwood (n.)

also button-wood, "North American plane tree," 1690s, from button (n.) + wood (n.). So called for its characteristic round fruit.

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Definitions of buttonwood from WordNet

buttonwood (n.)
very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico;
Synonyms: American sycamore / American plane / Platanus occidentalis
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