/ buˈkeɪ; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C ] a bunch of flowers arranged in an attractive way so that it can be carried in a ceremony or presented as a gift :
The little girl presented the princess with a large bouquet of flowers .
2.
[ C , U ] the pleasant smell of a type of food or drink, especially of wine
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from French (earlier clump of trees ), from a dialect variant of Old French bos wood. Sense 2 dates from the mid 19th cent.