button tree

/ˌbʌtn tri/

Other forms: button trees

Definitions of button tree

1. noun

   evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood
   synonyms: Conocarpus erectus, button mangrove

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms