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buttonwillow

buttonwillow noun: a shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the Eastern US, and Central America, Cephalanthus occidentalis.

Noun

buttonwillow (plural buttonwillows)

  1. (US) A shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the Eastern US, and Central America, Cephalanthus occidentalis.

Proper noun capitalized: Buttonwillow

Buttonwillow

  1. A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.

Forms of buttonwillow

pluralbuttonwillows

Origin of buttonwillow

From button + willow.

Questions about buttonwillow

What does buttonwillow mean?
Buttonwillow means a shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the Eastern US, and Central America, Cephalanthus occidentalis.
What part of speech is buttonwillow?
Buttonwillow can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of buttonwillow?
The plural of buttonwillow is buttonwillows.

Words near buttonwillow in the dictionary

  1. buttons through
  2. buttons up
  3. buttons up one's lip
  4. buttonweed
  5. buttonweeds
  6. buttonwillow
  7. buttonwillows
  8. buttonwood
  9. buttonwoods
  10. buttony
  11. buttowski

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