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buttonwillow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
but-ton-wil-low
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the Eastern US, and Central America, Cephalanthus occidentalis.

American usage

name

A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.

Etymology

From button + willow.

Usage

Inflected Forms

buttonwillows (plural)

Questions

What does buttonwillow mean?
A shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the Eastern US, and Central America, Cephalanthus occidentalis.
Where does buttonwillow come from?
From button + willow.

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