disbutton
verbEtymology From dis- + button.
1
To remove the button from (fruit).
- When blue mold is prevalent, disbuttoned fruit may require subsequent treatment with a mild antiseptic, […]1936, United States Department of Agriculture Office of Information, Technical Bulletin (issues 476-500, page 5)
- Disbuttoning of gassed fruit gave the most effective decay control.1943, Florida State Horticultural Society, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, page 34: