buttonbush

American  

[buht-n-boosh] / ˈbʌt nˌbʊʃ /

noun

1. a North American shrub, Cephalanthus occidentalis, of the madder family, having globular flower heads.

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Etymology

Origin of buttonbush

First recorded in 1625–35; button + bush ¹

Example Sentences

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buttonbush

He ultimately wanted to apply his research to building a garden in Mexico and using the buttonbush for wetland restoration.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

Part of the plan involves reintroducing native plant species that are more appropriate to the site than Phragmites: narrowleaf cattail, pickerelweed, black willow, blue iris, buttonbush and alder.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2021

Over the next two years, DWL will plant 10,000 native trees and shrubs across the 80-acre Long Field, including baldcypress, Atlantic white cedar and buttonbush.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 19, 2020

In the pond, accumulating silt and the flow of freshwater have helped bring back aquatic vegetation and toughened the floating marshes rich in waving grasses and buttonbush, that teem with white ibis, egrets and herons.

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2015

Thirty feet from the edge of the highway, we caught sight of the roof of a dark green van through the tangles of buttonbush along the river’s shore.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith