tasselling
Corn silk emerging
Tasselling is the stage when corn plants produce tassels—the feathery male flower clusters at the top of the stalk that release pollen.
Farmers and agronomists track tasselling as a key growth milestone: The corn is tasselling early this year.
Also spelled tasseling.
Outermost edge or margin
- macraméFiber art using knots
- knottingForming fixed interlacements
- braidingInterlacing three strands
- trimmingCutting away excess
gimp · galloon · braid · plaiting · threadwork · handmade · artisan · silk
Cob-bearing cereal crop
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- earAuditory organ
- huskDry seed covering
kernel · stalk · field · harvest · crop · agriculture · farming · growth
Decorative addition or exaggeration
- adornmentDecorative addition or accessory
- trimmingCutting away excess
- festooningDecorating with draped ornaments
- ornamentingAdding decorative elements
embellishing · bedecking · garnishing · beautifying · finishing · accoutrement · finial · festoon
fringe
Outermost edge or margin
trimming · gimp · galloon · braid · plaiting · threadwork · handmade · artisan · silk · yarn
maize
Cob-bearing cereal crop
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- earAuditory organ
husk · kernel · stalk · field · harvest · crop · agriculture · farming · growth · maturation
embellishment
Decorative addition or exaggeration
- adornmentDecorative addition or accessory
- trimmingCutting away excess
- festooningDecorating with draped ornaments
ornamenting · embellishing · bedecking · garnishing · beautifying · finishing · accoutrement · finial · festoon · pompon
couture
Custom high-fashion design
accessorizing · beading · sequins · applique · lace · embroidery · pleating · ruching · gathers · smocking
tassellinggermination
Seed's initial growth phase
sprouting · dormancy · seed stage · emergence · senescence