buttonwood

American plane tree

Buttonwood is a name for the American sycamore tree, referring to the small, round seed balls that hang from its branches like buttons.

The term is historically significant in American finance—the Buttonwood Agreement of 1792, signed under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street, established what became the New York Stock Exchange.

tree

sycamore

Broad-leaved deciduous shade tree

  • deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
  • barkSharp canine vocalization
  • leavesTree's photosynthetic organs

branches · trunk · canopy · foliage · autumn · seedlings · sapling · roots · exfoliating bark · palmate

broadleaf

sycamore

Broad-leaved deciduous shade tree

maple · oak · elm · ash · beech · basswood · poplar · cottonwood · hackberry · mulberry

market

Wall Street

American finance hub

shares · finance · investing · securities · equities · NYSE · brokerage · capital · dividends · portfolio

urban

street tree

Tree in public roadway

streetscape · landscaping · park · boulevard · hardy · municipal · public · plaza · pedestrian · downtown

hardwood

timber

Wood for construction

flooring · joinery · carpentry · millwork · veneer · durable · woodworking · grain · planks · boards

mangrove

coastal

Of the shoreline

Caribbean · tropical · wetland · shoreline · brackish · tidal · roots · habitat · erosion control · windbreak

Family

wood, button, wooden, buttons, woody, buttoned, unbuttoned, buttoning, buttonhole

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G