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botony

botony 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.

botony: having a bud-like projection or a kind of trefoil at the end; (in particular, of a cross) having a...
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Adjective

botony (not comparable)

  1. 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.

Forms of botony

alternative formbotoné
alternative formbotonée
alternative formbottoné
alternative formbottonée
alternative formbottony
alternative formbotonné
alternative formbotonny

Origin of botony

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

Words formed from botony

Questions about botony

What does botony mean?
Botony means 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.
What part of speech is botony?
Botony is an adjective.

Words near botony in the dictionary

  1. botomancy
  2. Botomian
  3. botong
  4. botonny
  5. botonné
  6. botony
  7. botoné
  8. botonée
  9. Botoroaga
  10. botos
  11. botosphere

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