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bouton¹

  • /buːˈtɒn/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French bouton. Doublet of button.

noun boutons

  1. A bud-like swelling, especially one at the end of an axon. terminal bouton

Bouton²

Where it comes from

From French bouton ("button").

proper noun

  1. A surname from Old French.

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MLA

"bouton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bouton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bouton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bouton

Chicago

"bouton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bouton.

BibTeX
@misc{bouton_2026,
  title = {bouton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bouton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}