cephalanthus occidentalis

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cephalanthus occidentalis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Buttonbush \But"ton*bush`\, n. (Bot.)
     A shrub (Cephalanthus occidentalis) growing by the
     waterside; -- so called from its globular head of flowers.
     See Capitulum.
     [1913 Webster]