Buttonwood or Buttonwoods may refer to: * "Buttonwood", a finance column in ''

The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British newspaper published weekly in printed magazine format and daily on Electronic publishing, digital platforms. It publishes stories on topics that include economics, business, geopolitics, technology and culture. M ...

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Buttonwood Agreement The Buttonwood Agreement is the founding document of what is now the New York Stock Exchange and is one of the most important financial documents in U.S. history. The agreement organized securities trading in New York City and was signed on May ...

, 1792 effort to organize securities trading that created the predecessor of the New York Stock Exchange

Plants

Buttonwood or button wood might refer to: * ''

Conocarpus ''Conocarpus'' is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Combretaceae, native to tropical regions of the world. One of the species is a widespread mangrove species, and the other is restricted to a small area around the southern ...

'', a genus of flowering plants native to tropical regions of the world, particularly: **''

Conocarpus erectus ''Conocarpus erectus'', commonly called buttonwood or button mangrove, is a hardy species of mangrove shrub in the family Combretaceae. Taxonomy These two varieties are not accepted as distinct by all authorities: *''C. e.'' var. ''erectus' ...

'', native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world * ''

Platanus ''Platanus'' ( ) is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae. All mature members of ''Platanus'' are tall, reaching in height. The type ...

'', a genus of tree species native to the Northern Hemisphere, particularly: **''

Platanus occidentalis ''Platanus occidentalis'', also known as American sycamore, American planetree, western plane, occidental plane, buttonwood, and water beech, is a species of ''Platanus'' native to the eastern and central United States, the mountains of northeast ...

'', native to North America * ''

Glochidion ''Glochidion'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Phyllanthaceae, known as cheese trees or buttonwood in Australia, and leafflower trees in the scientific literature. It comprises about 170 species, distributed from Madagascar to the Pa ...

'', a genus of flowering plants distributed from Madagascar to the Pacific Islands, particularly: **''

Glochidion ferdinandi ''Glochidion'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Phyllanthaceae, known as cheese trees or buttonwood in Australia, and leafflower trees in the scientific literature. It comprises about 170 species, distributed from Madagascar to the Pa ...

'', native to eastern Australia

Places

* Buttonwood, Pennsylvania, a village along Pennsylvania Route 284 * Buttonwood Corners, New Jersey, an unincorporated community * Buttonwood Covered Bridge, a covered bridge in the US state of Pennsylvania

Institutions

* Buttonwood Park Historic District, a historic district in New Bedford, Massachusetts * Buttonwood Park Zoo, a zoo in New Bedford, Massachusetts * Buttonwoods Beach Historic District, a historic district in Warwick, Rhode Island * Buttonwoods Museum, a museum in Haverhill, Massachusetts

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