This word is from the Spanish botoncillo.
The name is given to sphere-shaped flowers. The most common plant seen with this type of flowers has the scientific name Cyperus kyllingia. You can see it in the featured photo above.
Another plant with similarly shaped flowers has the scientific name Gomphrena globosa. You can see it in the photo below.
botonsílyo
globe amaranth
botonsílyo
“bachelor’s button”
For diarrhea: Boil 10-15 flowers in two glasses of water. Drink as needed.
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
botonsílyo: butónes-butonésan
butónes-butonésan: tuwid at sanga-sangang yerba, may eliptikong dahon na 10 metro ang habà at mabalahibo ang gilid, at may bulaklak na tíla globo at kulay putî, dalandan, o morado
botbotonis, botonsillo .. borobotones
