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corn silk

corn silk noun: the fine soft yellowish threads that are the stigmata of corn flowers, which are later enclosed inside the husk of corn ears next to the kernels on corn cobs. Also the alternative form of cornsilk.

corn silk: the fine soft yellowish threads that are the stigmata of corn flowers, which are later enclosed...
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Noun

corn silk (uncountable)

  1. The fine soft yellowish threads that are the stigmata of corn flowers, which are later enclosed inside the husk of corn ears next to the kernels on corn cobs.

Also used as

corn silk is also the alternative form of cornsilk.

Forms of corn silk

alternative formcornsilk

Origin of corn silk

From corn (“maize”) + silk.

Questions about corn silk

What does corn silk mean?
Corn silk means the fine soft yellowish threads that are the stigmata of corn flowers, which are later enclosed inside the husk of corn ears next to the kernels on corn cobs.
What part of speech is corn silk?
Corn silk is a noun.

Words near corn silk in the dictionary

  1. corn rocket
  2. corn rye bread
  3. corn rye breads
  4. corn salad
  5. corn salads
  6. corn silk
  7. corn smut
  8. corn smuts
  9. corn snake
  10. corn snakes
  11. corn snow

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