buttonbush

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noun

Any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.

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Meanings

nounbuttonbush (plural buttonbushes)

plural buttonbushes

  1. Any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.
    1. USCommon buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

      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.

      2008 March 6, Anne Raver, “To Feed the Birds, First Feed the Bugs”, in New York Times
  2. Any of the genus Conocarpus of two species of tropical flowering plants; a mangrove.

Synonyms & antonyms

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common buttonbushMexican buttonbush

Origin

From button + bush.

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APA

buttonbush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttonbush

MLA

“buttonbush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttonbush. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buttonbush,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttonbush.

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