Buttonbush
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.
- 2 Any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.; Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) US
"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."
- 3 Any of the genus Conocarpus of two species of tropical flowering plants; a mangrove.
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From button + bush.
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