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detassel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-tas-sel
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

American usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English tassel English detassel From de- + tassel.

Usage

Inflected Forms

detassels (present, singular) detasseling (US, participle) detasselling (UK, participle) detasseled (US, participle) detasseled (US, past) detasselled (UK, participle) detasselled (UK, past)

Questions

What does detassel mean?
To remove the pollen-bearing tassel from (a female maize plant) as part of the hybridization process.
Where does detassel come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English tassel English detassel From de- + tassel.

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