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cobless

cobless

1 8.4
Having no hard center that holds the corn kernels
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɑːbləs/
: sin mazorca
  • She prefers buying cobless corn for making soups and stews.

Examples

  • This cobless corn is perfect for the recipe.

  • After processing, the kernels were completely cobless and ready for packaging.

  • The farmer fed the animals with cobless corn to make it easier for them to eat.

  • The chef prepared a delicious cobless corn salad.

  • The farmer harvested cobless corn to make sweeter popcorn.

  • This type of cobless corn is ideal for making fresh cornmeal.

  • They developed a new variety of cobless corn that is easier to process.

Surface Forms

cobless positive

Morphology

cobless = cob (transparent) = cob + less

Meaning is directly derived from 'cob' + the productive suffix '-less' meaning 'without', so a learner knowing 'cob' can infer 'without a cob'.

Etymology

The word cobless comes from cob, the 'core' of an ear of corn, and the ending -less, which means 'without'. So cobless simply means 'without a cob', which is why it describes corn that has had its central core removed.