CORNSTALK

cornstalk, corn stalk

(noun) the stalk of a corn plant

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cornstalk (plural cornstalks)

(botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.

(botany) A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.

(Australia, slang, obsolete) A non-indigenous person born in Australia.

(Australia, slang, pejorative) a non-indigenous native of New South Wales.

Anagrams

• Clarkston

Source: Wiktionary


Corn"stalk` (-stk`), n.

Definition: A stalk of Indian corn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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