botonée

American

[bot-n-ey, bot-n-ey] / ˈbɒt nˌeɪ, ˌbɒt nˈeɪ /

Also botonnée,

adjective

Heraldry.

(of a cross) having arms terminating in the form of a trefoil.

cross botonée.

1565–75; < Middle French: covered with buds, equivalent to boton bud, button + -ée; see -ee

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