"buzz button" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buzz buttons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} buzz button (plural buzz buttons)
  1. An edible flower from the plant Acmella oleracea), so named for generating a buzzing or electrified sensation in the mouth, due to the presence of spilanthol. Categories (topical): Foods Categories (lifeform): Flowers Synonyms: electric button, electric daisy, Szechuan button
    Sense id: en-buzz_button-en-noun-MN8mx2p9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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