disbutton

English

Etymology

dis- +‎ button

Verb

disbutton (third-person singular simple present disbuttons, present participle disbuttoning, simple past and past participle disbuttoned)

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