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Noun buttonwood has 1 sense
  1. American sycamore, American plane, buttonwood, Platanus occidentalis - very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico
    --1 is a kind of plane tree, sycamore, platan
    --1 is a member of Platanus, genus Platanus

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Term: buttonwood

Noun (Botany): The buttonwood is a type of tree indigenous to North America, known for its distinctive button-like fruit clusters.

Example sentence: The buttonwood is commonly found along the coastal regions of the eastern United States.


Noun (Finance): In finance, buttonwood refers to the original Buttonwood Agreement signed in 1792 under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street, New York, which marked the founding of the New York Stock Exchange.

Example sentence: The Buttonwood Agreement paved the way for the establishment of regulated stock trading in the United States.


Adjective: When used as an adjective, buttonwood describes something related to the buttonwood tree or the finance industry.

Example sentence: The buttonwood shade provided a cool respite on a hot summer day.


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