Definition of buttonbush in English:
buttonbush
nounˈbʌt(ə)nbʊʃˈbətnˌbo͝oSH
A low-growing North American shrub that grows in water, with small tubular flowers forming globular flower heads.
Cephalanthus occidentalis, family Rubiaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Native buttonbush and Southern wax myrtle put up with poor drainage.
- Shrubs of buttonbush and elderberry are frequent beneath the overstory and form dense thickets wherever an opening occurs.
- Common buttonbush is the most abundant shrub, though bastard false indigo and silverling are also present.
- Butterflies feasted on purple asters, and dragonflies zigzagged over the buttonbushes, which bore a crop of round, dry fruits.
- Native shrubs scattered beneath the canopy include buttonbush, dahoon holly, Virginia willow and wax myrtle.