1570s, in heraldry, from Old French botoné (Modern French boutonné) "covered with buds," past participle of boutonner "to bud," from bouton "bud, button," 12c., from Frankish or some other Germanic source.
权威例句
1. Until 1982 he was senior lecturer in botany at Durham University.
1982年以前他一直是达勒姆大学生物系的高级讲师。
2. To his 19th-century peers, Robert Brown was the prince of botany.
对于19世纪的同行来说,罗伯特·布朗是植物学巨匠。
3. The coverage of the subject in his botany text is inadequate.