"debutton" meaning in English

See debutton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: debuttons [present, singular, third-person], debuttoning [participle, present], debuttoned [participle, past], debuttoned [past]
Etymology: From de- + button. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|button}} de- + button Head templates: {{en-verb}} debutton (third-person singular simple present debuttons, present participle debuttoning, simple past and past participle debuttoned)
  1. (transitive) To remove the button (calyx) from (an orange) to inspect it for disease. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "debuttoned",
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      ]
    },
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        "To remove the button (calyx) from (an orange) to inspect it for disease."
      ],
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        ],
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        "(transitive) To remove the button (calyx) from (an orange) to inspect it for disease."
      ],
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "debuttoned",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "debuttoned",
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        "past"
      ]
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        "To remove the button (calyx) from (an orange) to inspect it for disease."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To remove the button (calyx) from (an orange) to inspect it for disease."
      ],
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      ]
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}

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