buttonball
/ˈbʌtənˌbɔl/
noun
- A tree, also called the American sycamore, with round, hanging seed balls and bark that peels off in patches.
- The buttonball's mottled bark makes it easy to identify in winter.
- The buttonball tree in the park dropped its spiky seed balls all over the grass.
- We planted a buttonball near the pond because it grows well in wet soil.
- The round, hard seed ball of the buttonball tree.
- A single buttonball contains many tiny seeds inside its bumpy surface.
- The children collected buttonballs to use in a craft project.
- The buttonball hung from a long stem, swinging in the breeze.
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