emasculation

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Emasculation may be here to stay, Mr Brin.

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2013

Emasculation and bagging was done at the beginning of anthesis, that is, when the first unisexual male catkins began to shed pollen.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Emasculation, when effected in early life, produces singular changes in males and assimilates them in some respects to women, causing them in particular to have the voice of a female.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

Emasculation, or the removal of the stamens from the flowers necessary in breeding so many plants, is not necessary in the pecan.

From The Pecan and its Culture by Hume, H. Harold (Hardrada Harold)

Emasculation has never been looked upon with favor by its victim, and it would be but natural to suppose that man would take every precaution against the accidental occurrence of such an undesired condition.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles