cornstalk
cornstalk · cornstalks
The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn plant, often ground for silage after harvestThe tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
US/kˈɔɹnstˌɔk/
Meaning
4 sensesThe tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
Holonym: cornfield
the stalk of a corn plant
A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.
(Australia, derogatory, slang)A non-indigenous native of New South Wales.
He's a bloody cornstalk.
(Australia, obsolete, slang)A non-indigenous person born in Australia.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From corn + stalk.From corn + stalk.
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Forms
plural: cornstalks| Singular | cornstalk |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the stalk of a corn plant:corn stalk