disbutton

English

Etymology

From 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.