Word: detassel
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
tas
sel
Definition: To remove the pollen-bearing tassel from (a female maize plant) as part of the hybridization process.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: tassel
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To put forth a tassel or flower.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: taxillus
Language: la
Decoded: taxillus
Meaning: small cube