swamp buttonwood
noun
the buttonbush.
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Nearby words
swamp, swamp andromeda, swamp azalea, swamp boat, swamp buggy, swamp buttonwood, swamp cabbage, swamp cypress, swamp fever, swamp locust, swamp mallow
Origin of swamp buttonwood
An Americanism dating back to 1745–55
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