Definition
buttonballs
noun
- The round, spiky seed balls produced by sycamore trees (plane trees), often used in crafts or collected by children.
Usage: Usually plural; also called sycamore balls or plane tree balls; Common in North America and Europe
Examples
- The children collected buttonballs from under the sycamore tree.
- Buttonballs are popular decorations for fall crafts projects.
- The park was littered with buttonballs after the wind knocked them from the branches.
- She used buttonballs to make a natural wreath for her front door.
- Buttonballs hang from sycamore trees throughout the autumn season.