buttonwoods in English

noun
1
either of two mangroves native mainly to tropical America, used in the production of tanbark and for charcoal.
There among the buttonwoods , palm and the spidery red mangrove, I return to walk and work among them, to breathe their air and tell their time.

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1. Buttonwoods Brewery is open for tasting on Wednesday - Sunday, by reservation only

2. Buttonwood (plural Buttonwoods) The common name given to at least three species of shrub or tree

3. The mission of the Buttonwoods Museum / Haverhill Historical Society is to collect and preserve history, and to educate the community about Greater Haverhill's past and culture.

4. Buttonwood or Buttonwoods may refer to: "Buttonwood", a finance column in The Economist; Buttonwood Agreement, 1792 effort to organize securities trading that created the predecessor of the New York Stock Exchange; Plants