Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BUNCHOLERY BUTTONS, n. “Pyrethrum Parthenium, L. A corruption of Bachelor's Buttons” (Slg. 1886 Britten and Holland Eng. Plant-Names 75).