detasseled

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

Scrabble 12

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of detassel
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APA

detasseled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detasseled

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“detasseled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detasseled. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detasseled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detasseled.

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