Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buttonball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
but-ton-ball
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree, the buttonwood or American sycamore.

Dated

Etymology

From button + ball?

Usage

Inflected Forms

buttonballs (plural)

Questions

What does buttonball mean?
A tree, the buttonwood or American sycamore.
Where does buttonball come from?
From button + ball?

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