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corn mummy

corn mummy noun: an Ancient Egyptian sculpture of Osiris, often made of wax or earth, that contained germinated grain seeds (commonly wheat or barley).

Noun

corn mummy (plural corn mummies)

  1. An Ancient Egyptian sculpture of Osiris, often made of wax or earth, that contained germinated grain seeds (commonly wheat or barley).
    • [This] corn mummy had a mask of Osiris. The purpose of the corn mummy was to help the spirit of the deceased to join Osiris in the afterlife.2009 February 16, Don Blattner, Seven Wonders of the World and More!, Grades 5 - 8, Mark Twain Media, →ISBN, page 9
    • [A] corn mummy from Ulm, showing sprouted barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) grains embedded in their soil matrix.2014 April 30, Alexandre Chevalier, Elena Marinova, Leonor Pena-Chocarro, Plants and People: Choices and Diversity through Time, Oxbow Books, →ISBN, page 327

Forms of corn mummy

pluralcorn mummies
alternative formcorn-mummy

Questions about corn mummy

What does corn mummy mean?
Corn mummy means an Ancient Egyptian sculpture of Osiris, often made of wax or earth, that contained germinated grain seeds (commonly wheat or barley).
What part of speech is corn mummy?
Corn mummy is a noun.
What is the plural of corn mummy?
The plural of corn mummy is corn mummies.

Words near corn mummy in the dictionary

  1. corn moth
  2. corn mother
  3. corn mothers
  4. corn moths
  5. corn mummies
  6. corn mummy
  7. corn nut
  8. corn nuts
  9. corn oil
  10. corn oils
  11. corn on the cob

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