"corn silk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: corn (“maize”) + silk Etymology templates: {{compound|en|corn|silk|gloss1=maize}} corn (“maize”) + silk Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-corn_silk-en-noun-EHr-0716
  2. Alternative form of cornsilk (a colour of yellow that is like that of these fibres) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: cornsilk (extra: a colour of yellow that is like that of these fibres) Categories (lifeform): Maize (crop)
    Sense id: en-corn_silk-en-noun-Cq8JcnE3 Disambiguation of Maize (crop): 23 77 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cornsilk

Alternative forms

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