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boutonnière

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bou·ton·niere also bou·ton·nière   (bōō'tə-nîr', -tən-yâr')   
n.  A flower or small bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole.

[French boutonnière, from Old French, buttonhole, from bouton, button; see button.]
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