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buttonball

buttonball noun: a tree, the buttonwood or American sycamore.

Noun

buttonball (plural buttonballs)

  1. (dated) A tree, the buttonwood or American sycamore.

Forms of buttonball

pluralbuttonballs

Origin of buttonball

From button + ball?

Questions about buttonball

What does buttonball mean?
Buttonball means a tree, the buttonwood or American sycamore.
What part of speech is buttonball?
Buttonball is a noun.
What is the plural of buttonball?
The plural of buttonball is buttonballs.

Words near buttonball in the dictionary

  1. button-pusher
  2. button-quail
  3. button-up
  4. button-ups
  5. buttonable
  6. buttonball
  7. buttonballs
  8. buttonbush
  9. buttonbushes
  10. buttondown
  11. buttoned

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