debutton

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verb

To remove the button (calyx) from (an orange) to inspect it for disease.

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Meanings

verbdebutton (third-person singular simple present debuttons, present participle debuttoning, simple past and past participle debuttoned)

present singular third person debuttons · participle present debuttoning · participle past debuttoned · past debuttoned

  1. transitiveTo remove the button (calyx) from (an orange) to inspect it for disease.

Origin

From de- + button.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

buttoned
Cite this entry
APA

debutton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debutton

MLA

“debutton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debutton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debutton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debutton.

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