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单词 botony
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Definition of botony in English:

botony

(also botonée)
adjective ˈbɒtəʊni
Heraldry
  • Of a cross: having arms which terminate in an ornament of three rounded knobs or buds resembling a three-lobed leaf. Chiefly as postpositive.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Gerard Legh (d. 1563), heraldic writer. From Anglo-Norman botoné, botonee and Middle French boutoné, boutonné, use as adjective of the past participle of botoner, boutonner to cover with studs from boton, bouton bud, stud, button.

Definition of botony in US English:

botony

(also botonée)
adjectiveˈbɒtəʊni
Heraldry
  • Of a cross: having arms which terminate in an ornament of three rounded knobs or buds resembling a three-lobed leaf. Chiefly as postpositive.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Gerard Legh (d. 1563), heraldic writer. From Anglo-Norman botoné, botonee and Middle French boutoné, boutonné, use as adjective of the past participle of botoner, boutonner to cover with studs from boton, bouton bud, stud, button.

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