debuttoning

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A form of debutton — To remove the button (calyx) from (an orange) to inspect it for disease.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of debutton
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APA

debuttoning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debuttoning

MLA

“debuttoning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debuttoning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debuttoning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debuttoning.

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