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buttonwood
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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.
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buttonwood
Same as North American sycamore.


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Aa The Buttonwood Gathering refers to the buttonwood tree on Wall Street under which traders and speculators used to conduct their business during the 18th century.
press: GLOBAL STOCK TRADING (The New York Times, New York) It has been over two centuries since securities traders began meeting informally under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street.
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