detassel

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ tassel.

Verb

detassel (third-person singular simple present detassels, present participle (US) detasseling or (UK) detasselling, simple past and past participle (US) detasseled or (UK) detasselled)

  1. (US, transitive) To remove the pollen-bearing tassel from (a female maize plant) as part of the hybridization process.

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