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burnt ears

burnt ears is the plural of burnt ear.

Meaning of burnt ear

Noun

burnt ear (countable and uncountable, plural burnt ears)

  1. (uncountable) A disease of grain in the genus Ustilago resembling smut, but where the black powder that appears in the ear is external, and either the grain has never been formed or its coat has been destroyed, so that the whole ear appears black or burnt.
  2. (countable) An ear of grain affected by this disease.

Questions about burnt ears

What is burnt ears the plural of?
Burnt ears is the plural of burnt ear.

Words near burnt ears in the dictionary

  1. burnt coal
  2. burnt cream
  3. burnt daylight
  4. burnt down
  5. burnt ear
  6. burnt ears
  7. burnt ends
  8. Burnt Hills
  9. burnt in
  10. Burnt Islands
  11. burnt knight

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