detassel
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]detassel (third-person singular simple present detassels, present participle detasseling or detasselling, simple past and past participle detasseled or detasselled)
- (US, transitive) To remove the pollen-bearing tassel from (a female maize plant) as part of the hybridization process.
See also
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