"detassel" meaning in English

See detassel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: detassels [present, singular, third-person], detasseling [participle, present], detasselling [participle, present], detasseled [participle, past], detasseled [past], detasselled [participle, past], detasselled [past]
Etymology: From de- + tassel. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|tassel}} de- + tassel Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=detasselled|pres_ptc2=detasselling}} detassel (third-person singular simple present detassels, present participle detasseling or detasselling, simple past and past participle detasseled or detasselled)
  1. (US, transitive) To remove the pollen-bearing tassel from (a female maize plant) as part of the hybridization process. Tags: US, transitive Categories (lifeform): Maize (crop)

Inflected forms

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