cornstalk

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noun
Definitions
  • (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) A non-indigenous person born in Australia.
  • (Australia) a non-indigenous native of New South Wales.

Etymology

Compound from English corn (maize, grain) + English stalk.

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English

stalk

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