botonée [bot-n-ey, bot-n-ey] Word Origin adjective Heraldry.
- (of a cross) having arms terminating in the form of a trefoil: cross botonée.
Also bot·on·née, bot·o·ny, bot·on·ny [bot-n-ee] /ˈbɒt n i/. Origin of botonée 1565–75; Middle French: covered with buds, equivalent to boton bud, button + -ée; see -ee