botony

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adjective

Having a bud-like projection or a kind of trefoil at the end; (in particular, of a cross) having a trefoil of buds at the end of each arm.

OriginFrench boutonné →
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Meanings

adjectivebotony (not comparable)

alternative botoné · alternative botonée · alternative bottoné · alternative bottonée · alternative bottony · alternative botonné · alternative botonny

  1. not comparablegovernmentHaving a bud-like projection or a kind of trefoil at the end; (in particular, of a cross) having a trefoil of buds at the end of each arm.

Origin

  1. Frenchboutonné
  2. Englishbotony

From French boutonné; from boutonner (“to bud, button”).

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APA

botony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botony

MLA

“botony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botony. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “botony,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botony.

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