buttonwood

[buht-n-wood]

but·ton·wood

[buht-n-wood]
noun
Chiefly Eastern New England. sycamore (def. 1).

Origin:
1665–75, Americanism; button + wood1
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Buttonwood is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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World English Dictionary
buttonwood or button tree (ˈbʌtənˌwʊd)
 
n
1.  See plane tree Also called: buttonball a North American plane tree, Platanus occidentalis
2.  a small West Indian tree, Conocarpus erectus, with button-like fruits and heavy hard compact wood: family Combretaceae
 
button tree or button tree
 
n

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