buttonwood
/ˈbʌtənwʊd/noun
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- （亦作buttonwood tree）N. Amer. an American plane tree. Also called SYCAMORE in North America.〈北美〉梧桐树（北美亦称SYCAMORE）。
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- Genus Platanus, family Platanaceae: several species, in particular P. occidentalis (also called BUTTONBALL TREE), which is the largest deciduous tree in the US and is grown for ornament and timber.悬铃木属, 悬铃木科：数种, 尤指美国梧桐（亦称BUTTONBALL TREE）, 它是美国最大落叶树, 作为观赏及木材而被种植。
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- either of two mangroves found mainly in tropical America, used in the production of tanbark and for charcoal两种热带美洲的红树林植物之一。
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- Conocarpus erectus (the button mangrove) and Laguncularia racemosa, family Combretaceae.锥果木（拉丁名Conocarpus erectus）及假红树（拉丁名Laguncularia racemosa）, 使君子科。