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disbutton en · VERB

Etymology

From dis- + button.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To remove the button from (fruit).
   • When blue mold is prevalent, disbuttoned fruit may require subsequent treatment with a mild antiseptic, […] 1936, United States Department of Agriculture Office of Information, Technical Bulletin (issues 476-500, page 5)
   • Disbuttoning of gassed fruit gave the most effective decay control. 1943, Florida State Horticultural Society, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, page 34:

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