corn stalk
2
1.6
- noun
- /kɔrn stɔk/
- US
:
tallo de maíz
- The corn stalks swayed gently in the breeze as the sun set over the fields.
- corn stalks and wheat straw
He said, here is a picture of a healthy young erect corn stalk.
- He said, here is a picture of a healthy young erect corn stalk.
- Do you know how many beers of corn grow on a single corn stalk?
- Even sometimes people say, well, well, you can't compost whole tomato plants or you can't compost whole corn stalks.
- This place is all pumpkin lattes and corn stalks and farms and the leaf turning and leaf Beavers get me the fuck out of here.
Examples
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They look like corn, like corn stalks, real thick leaves.
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The corn stalks swayed in the breeze.
Fiction book (1992) -
I also cleared the corn stalks and most of the potatoes out of the Big Bed.
Blog text (31) -
A field of corn stalks in the wind whispers the magic of the soil, rain, and sun.
Blog text (29) -
They passed a patch where last year's stubble and corn stalks sparkled in the sun.
Fiction book (1999) -
Then once, on a warm, calm day, a sudden eddy of wind plunged into a field and filled the air before him with ribbons of dry corn stalks.
Fiction book (1990) -
During a walk through some drought-damaged Illinois cornfields, Troyer noticed that only about 5 percent of the corn stalks he saw were barren.
Blog text (3) -
Potential feedstocks include agricultural residuals such as corn stalks and cobs, grapevines and rice hulls, as well as yard trimmings, wood residuals, and waste paper.
Academic text (1998) -
Farmers harvested the corn stalks in the autumn, preparing the land for the next crop.
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In the tall corn stalks, we found a family of birds nesting safely out of sight.
Synonyms
126
1.6
A long thin part that supports a plant or a pipe
35
1.8
The long thin main stem that supports a plant's flower or leaf
3
2.7
The main stem of a corn plant that holds the leaves and ears
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the stem or main support of a corn plant' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'corn' (the maize plant) with 'stalk' (the main stem). This noun–noun compositional pattern is common across languages and regular in English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Corn stalk comes from farming and shows a simple image: the tall stem that holds the ears of corn. The word corn names the plant and stalk means the plant's 'stem' or main support, so corn stalk means 'the stem or main support of a corn plant'.