Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buht-n-woo d]
- /ˈbʌt nˌwʊd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buht-n-woo d]
- /ˈbʌt nˌwʊd/
Definitions of buttonwood word
- noun buttonwood a North American plane tree, Platanus occidentalis 3
- noun buttonwood a small West Indian tree, Conocarpus erectus, with button-like fruits and heavy hard compact wood: family Combretaceae 3
- noun buttonwood plane4 3
- noun buttonwood Chiefly Eastern New England. sycamore (def 1). 1
- noun buttonwood The common name given to at least three species of shrub or tree. 0
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Origin of buttonwood
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1665-75; button + wood1
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Parts of speech for Buttonwood
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buttonwood popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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