corn silk

English
corn silk on an ear of corn

Etymology

corn (“maize”) +‎ silk

Alternative forms

Noun

corn silk (uncountable)

  1. The fine soft yellowish threads that are the stigmata of corn flowers, which are later enclosed inside the husk of corn ears next to the kernels on corn cobs.
  2. Alternative form of cornsilk (a colour of yellow that is like that of these fibres)
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