cornstalk
3
2.7
- noun
- /ˈkɔrnˌstɔk/
- US
:
tallo de maíz
- The tall cornstalk swayed gently in the breeze under the warm summer sun.
- dry cornstalks
- rows of cornstalks
- bales of cornstalks
And he said, and here is a picture of the wizard fungal old cornstalk the poet is talking about.
- And he said, and here is a picture of the wizard fungal old cornstalk the poet is talking about.
Examples
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The headlights showed the neat rows of cornstalk stubble angling off from the wagon track.
Fiction book (1996) -
My sister, in the front with the driver, leaned out the window and counted the cornstalks.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's near that cute little hotel with the cornstalk fence.
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There was a farm on the left and beyond the dead cornstalks.
Fiction book (1996) -
I helped her back on with the bundle of cornstalks.
Academic text (2003) -
The University of Minnesota plans to use biomass such as cornstalks, wood, or other plant materials for energy.
Academic text (2006) -
In the near future, cornstalks will feed a gasifier system for heating and cooling.
Academic text (2006) -
The amount of cornstalks left on the surface after harvest can cause the frost layer to be shallower.
Academic text (1994) -
To my right was a rusty barbed wire fence and a muddy field full of cornstalks.
Fiction book (1992) -
All green plants and their derivatives—cornstalks, cardboard, manure, sawdust, the organic components of municipal garbage—contain lignocellulose.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
35
1.8
The long thin main stem that supports a plant's flower or leaf
2
1.6
A tall stem that holds the leaves and ears of a corn plant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cornstalk comes from two simple parts, corn and stalk, and stalk means the 'stem' or main support of a plant. So a cornstalk is the stem that holds the leaves and the ear of a corn plant.