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buttonbush

Word definitions for buttonbush in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Buttonbush is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Cephalanthus , a genus of shrubs or small trees in the madder family, Rubiaceae, especially: Cephalanthus occidentalis , the common Cephalanthus species in eastern North America Conocarpus ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of the genus (taxlink Cephalanthus genus noshow=1) of flowering plants in the madder family. 2 # (context US English) (taxlink Cephalanthus occidentalis species noshow=1), the common buttonbush

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Buttonbush \But"ton*bush`\, n. (Bot.) A shrub ( Cephalanthus occidentalis ) growing by the waterside; -- so called from its globular head of flowers. See Capitulum .

Usage examples of buttonbush.

That was as good a direction as any, he thought, and plunged into the growth of buttonbush after it.

Before she could even contemplate resurrecting herself, Huey bounded out of a tangle of buttonbush and pounced on her, knocking her flat and licking her face enthusiastically.

Sweet gum and persimmon and water locust, ironwood and redbud and a dozen other species with buttonbush and thorny dewberry and greenbriar skirting their bases.