- buttonwood
- Plane Plane, n. [F., fr. L. platanus, Gr. ?, fr. ? broad; --
so called on account of its broad leaves and spreading form.
See {Place}, and cf. {Platane}, {Plantain} the tree.] (Bot.)
Any tree of the genus {Platanus}.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The Oriental plane ({Platanus orientalis}) is a native of Asia. It rises with a straight, smooth, branching stem to a great height, with palmated leaves, and long pendulous peduncles, sustaining several heads of small close-sitting flowers. The seeds are downy, and collected into round, rough, hard balls. The Occidental plane ({Platanus occidentalis}), which grows to a great height, is a native of North America, where it is popularly called {sycamore}, {buttonwood}, and {buttonball}, names also applied to the California species ({Platanus racemosa}). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Buttonwood — is a common name for two different genera of trees:* Conocarpus , a tropical genus * Platanus , the genus also called plane tree or American sycamoreOther uses*The Buttonwood Agreement, named for the sycamore tree, created the organization which… … Wikipedia
Buttonwood — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buttonwood — ☆ buttonwood [but′ nwood΄ ] n. PLANE1 … English World dictionary
buttonwood — vakarinis platanas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Plataninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis augalas (Platanus occidentalis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Platanus occidentalis angl. American plane tree; American… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
buttonwood — paprastasis sagotis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kliedminių šeimos dažinis, medieninis augalas (Conocarpus erectus), paplitęs atogrąžose. atitikmenys: lot. Conocarpus erectus angl. button mangrove; buttonwood šaltinis Valstybinės… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
buttonwood — noun Date: 1674 plane II … New Collegiate Dictionary
buttonwood — /but n wood /, n. Chiefly Eastern New Eng. sycamore (def. 1). [1665 75, Amer.; BUTTON + WOOD1] * * * … Universalium
buttonwood — noun a) The common name given to at least three species of shrub or tree. b) The , Conocarpus erectus, family Combretaceae, a tropical and subtropical species … Wiktionary
Buttonwood — Conocarpus (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
buttonwood — n. sycamore, any of a number of North American deciduous trees having rounded fruits and a flaky outer bark … English contemporary dictionary
