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BUT'TON-WOOD, n. The Cephalanthus, a shrub of N. America, growing five or six feet high. 1. The Platanus Occidentalis, Western plane-tree, a large tree growing in N. America, producing rough balls, from which...

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BUT'TON-WOOD, n. The Cephalanthus, a shrub of N. America, growing five or six feet high.

1. The Platanus Occidentalis, Western plane-tree, a large tree growing in N. America, producing rough balls, from which it is named. The wood is hard, and used for windlasses, wheels and blocks.

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