"cornshuck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cornshucks [plural]
Etymology: From corn + shuck. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|corn|shuck}} corn + shuck Head templates: {{en-noun}} cornshuck (plural cornshucks)
  1. (US, colloquial) The husk covering an ear of Indian corn. Tags: US, colloquial Categories (lifeform): Maize (crop)
    Sense id: en-cornshuck-en-noun--FDVsfpj Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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