English Explanatory Dictionary

detassel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

detassel detassels detasseling detasselling detasseled detasselled

Etymology

From de- + tassel.

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