button tree vs Conocarpus erectus

button tree and Conocarpus erectus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
button tree	Yes	No	No	No
Conocarpus erectus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, button tree and Conocarpus erectus are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of button tree include button mangrove.

button tree (noun)	Conocarpus erectus (noun)
evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood	evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood