detassel (third-person singular simple present detassels, present participle detasselling or detasseling, simple past and past participle detasselled or detasseled)
(US, transitive) To remove the pollen-bearing tassel from (a female maize plant) as part of the hybridization process.
• dateless, tasseled
Source: Wiktionary
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
