detassel
English
verb
Definitions
- (US) To remove the pollen-bearing tassel from (a female maize plant) as part of the hybridization process.
Etymology
Prefix from English tassel.
Origin
English
tassel
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betassel English
- pretassel English
- tassel English
- tasseled English
- tasseling English
- tasselled English
- tasselly English
- tasselseed English
- tasselweed English
- tassel Old French