detasseling
/diːˈtæsəlɪŋ/
noun
- The process of removing the tassels (the top part) from corn plants to control pollination, often done to produce hybrid seed corn.
- The company hired a crew of workers for the detasseling season.
- Every summer, teenagers in the Midwest earn money by doing detasseling in the cornfields.
- Detasseling is a common summer job for high school students in farming communities.
verb
- Present participle of detassel: removing the tassels from corn plants.
- My cousin is detasseling this summer to save money for college.
- The workers spent the whole morning detasseling row after row of corn.
- They are detasseling the cornfield to ensure the seeds are hybrid.