buttonwood

noun

but·​ton·​wood ˈbə-tᵊn-ˌwu̇d How to pronounce buttonwood (audio)
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The New York Stock Exchange was started in 1792 by a group of twenty-four stockbrokers who met outdoors under a buttonwood tree. — Lynn Martin, President Of The New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025 Plants like the buttonwood mangrove, a frontline tree in these shorefront forests, are priorities. — Noah Lederman, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2024 The outdoor lounge and a two-car driveway is surrounded by groomed landscaping requiring minimal watering, including geiger trees with tangerine-colored flowers, silver buttonwood, and coontie palm, what early Groveites used to grow to boil and eat as their starch. — Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024 Native gardening When revamping the home’s gardens, the team at Lang Design Group skipped the tall boxwoods seen throughout Florida in favor of more earth-friendly native plants, like buttonwood trees and colorful orchids. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 23 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for buttonwood

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of buttonwood was in 1670

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“Buttonwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buttonwood. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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