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🌱 A plant bud 🧵 A small button 🤕 A pimple
bouton

bouton

1 9.9
A small bump on a plant that will become a leaf or flower
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : yema
  • The bouton on the plant began to swell, indicating that a new flower was about to open.

Examples

  • The garden was filled with colorful boutons, each promising to bloom beautifully this spring.

  • She carefully examined the bouton on the stem, noting the delicate patterns it displayed.

  • Athletes like Dennis Rodman, Brian Bosworth, and Jim Bouton achieved fame partly because of their refusal to conform to team or league rules.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

bud
vsbouton
370 1.0

A small bump on a plant that will grow into a leaf or flower

limits the meaning to swellings forming only leaves or flowers
knop
vsbouton
  • Archaic
9.9

A small round bud on a plant that becomes a leaf or flower

describes a swelling that actually develops into a leaf or flower

How Developed

flower bud
1 1.0
bouton
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Surface Forms

bouton singular
boutons plural

Etymology

The word bouton comes from French and originally meant a small 'bud' or 'knob' on a plant, like a tiny ball that will open into a flower, so a plant bouton is a little bud ready to bloom.