buzz button

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English

A yellow flower surrounded by leaves

Etymology

So named for generating a buzzing or electrified sensation in the mouth, due to the presence of spilanthol.

Noun

buzz button (plural buzz buttons)

  1. An edible flower from the plant paracress (Acmella oleracea).
    Synonyms: electric button, Szechuan button
    • 2018, Abdul Ghani Hussain, Normah Mohd Noor, Khatijah Hussin, Nature’s Medicine: A collection of Medicinal Plants from Malaysia’s Rainforest, Landskap Malaysia, →ISBN:
      In culinary terms the flower heads are known as buzz button, Szechuan button and electric button
    • 2019 May 2, Cinead McTernan, Grow Your Own Botanicals: Deliciously Productive Plants for Homemade Drinks, Remedies and Skincare, Octopus, →ISBN, Electric Daisy (Acmella Oleracea):
      I tried my first buzz button (one of the common names for the edible flower buds of Acmella Oleracea) when I was interviewing a gardener who grew the most amazing array of crops for an award-winning local restaurant
    • 2021 November 2, Monica Nelson, Edible Flowers: How, Why, and When We Eat Flowers, Monacelli Press, →ISBN, page 51:
      Eating a buzz button feels like soda on your tongue, or like Pop Rocks.