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debutton

debutton verb: to remove the button (calyx) from (an orange) to inspect it for disease.

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.

Forms of debutton

third-person singular presentdebuttons
present participledebuttoning
past participledebuttoned
pastdebuttoned

Origin of debutton

From de- + button.

Questions about debutton

What does debutton mean?
Debutton means to remove the button (calyx) from (an orange) to inspect it for disease.
What part of speech is debutton?
Debutton is a verb.
What is the past tense of debutton?
The past tense of debutton is debuttoned.

Words near debutton in the dictionary

  1. debutards
  2. debute
  3. debuted
  4. debuting
  5. debuts
  6. debutton
  7. debuttoned
  8. debuttoning
  9. debuttons
  10. debutyration
  11. Deby

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