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buttonwood: see plane tree plane tree, sycamore, or buttonwood, any species of the genus Platanus, deciduous trees of most temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, exclusive of Africa. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Inside the fort, protected from strong winds and salt spray, there's a lush tropical garden atmosphere with date palms, carob trees, ancient buttonwood trees that predate the fort, and "tourist trees" (Gumbo-limbo) that have red, peeling bark. RELATED ARTICLE: The New York Stock Exchange began in 1792, with 24 merchants trading under a buttonwood tree. They called their club the Buttonwood Four, named for the buttonwood tree that the original New York Stock Exchange was founded beneath. |
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