boutonniere

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree French bouton French -ière French boutonnièrebor. English boutonniere Borrowed from French boutonnière.

1. A small flower or bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel of a jacket.

   “The rare white "Heliotrope" whose flower can can be worn as a boutanniere ^([sic]) and whose scent can be discreetly sprinkled on hankerchieves.”