| Pronunciation: | 'butn`wûd | ||
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| Definition: | [n] very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico | ||
| Synonyms: | American plane, American sycamore, Platanus occidentalis | ||
| See Also: | genus Platanus, plane tree, platan, Platanus, sycamore | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| 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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