Buttonwood Agreement — The Buttonwood Agreement, which took place on May 17, 1792, started the New York Stock Exchange Board (now called the NYSE, which is short for New York Stock Exchange). This agreement was signed by twenty four stock brokers outside of 68 Wall… … Wikipedia
Buttonwood Agreement — The agreement between 24 of United States first and most prominent brokers. Rumored to have occurred under a buttonwood tree, this marked the beginnings of the investment community of Wall Street. The brokers based the U.S. system upon existing… … Investment dictionary
Buttonwood — is a common name for two different genera of trees:* Conocarpus , a tropical genus * Platanus , the genus also called plane tree or American sycamoreOther uses*The Buttonwood Agreement, named for the sycamore tree, created the organization which… … Wikipedia
Buttonwood — But ton*wood , n. (Bot.) The {Platanus occidentalis}, or American plane tree, a large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named; called also {buttonball tree}, and, in some parts of the United States, {sycamore}. The California… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buttonwood — Plane Plane, n. [F., fr. L. platanus, Gr. ?, fr. ? broad; so called on account of its broad leaves and spreading form. See {Place}, and cf. {Platane}, {Plantain} the tree.] (Bot.) Any tree of the genus {Platanus}. [1913 Webster] Note: The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tree — Synonyms and related words: Stammbaum, acacia, ailanthus, alder, alligator pear, allspice, almond, apple, apricot, ash, aspen, avocado, ax, balsa, balsam, banyan, bare pole, basswood, bay, bayberry, beech, betel palm, birch, block, bottle up,… … Moby Thesaurus
buttonwood — vakarinis platanas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Plataninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis augalas (Platanus occidentalis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Platanus occidentalis angl. American plane tree; American… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
buttonwood — /ˈbʌtnwʊd/ (say butnwood) noun a tall, North American plane tree, Platanus occidentalis, yielding a useful timber. Also, button tree. {so called from its small pendulous fruit} …
buttonwood — noun very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico • Syn: ↑American sycamore, ↑American plane, ↑Platanus occidentalis • Hypernyms: ↑plane tree, ↑sycamore, ↑platan … Useful english dictionary
buttonwood — noun a) The common name given to at least three species of shrub or tree. b) The , Conocarpus erectus, family Combretaceae, a tropical and subtropical species … Wiktionary
buttonwood — noun 1》 N. Amer. a plane tree. 2》 a tropical American mangrove, used in the production of tanbark and charcoal. [Conocarpus erectus and Laguncularia racemosa.] … English new terms dictionary