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buttonbush

buttonbush noun: any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.

buttonbush: any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family
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Noun

buttonbush (plural buttonbushes)

  1. Any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.
    1. (US) Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
      • The buttonbush shrub, which has little white flowers, feeds 18 species of butterflies and moths; and blueberry bushes, which support 288 species of moths and butterflies, thrive in big pots on a terrace.2008 March 6, Anne Raver, “To Feed the Birds, First Feed the Bugs”, in New York Times
  2. Any of the genus Conocarpus of two species of tropical flowering plants; a mangrove.

Forms of buttonbush

pluralbuttonbushes

Origin of buttonbush

From button + bush.

Phrases with buttonbush

Questions about buttonbush

What does buttonbush mean?
Buttonbush means any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.
What part of speech is buttonbush?
Buttonbush is a noun.
What is the plural of buttonbush?
The plural of buttonbush is buttonbushes.

Words near buttonbush in the dictionary

  1. button-up
  2. button-ups
  3. buttonable
  4. buttonball
  5. buttonballs
  6. buttonbush
  7. buttonbushes
  8. buttondown
  9. buttoned
  10. buttoned one's lip
  11. buttoned through

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