botony

English

A cross botony.

Etymology

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

Adjective

botony (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) 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.

Alternative forms

• botoné, botonée, bottoné, bottonée, bottony, botonné, botonny

Derived terms

• cross botony, cross bottony

See also

• pommetty