"cornstalk" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-cornstalk.ogg Forms: cornstalks [plural]
Etymology: From corn + stalk. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|corn|stalk}} corn + stalk Head templates: {{en-noun}} cornstalk (plural cornstalks)
  1. (botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (the tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant): tarmu (Asturian), asēqtakan (Menominee), tatkiicuʼ (Pawnee), colmo [masculine] (Portuguese), sipakòn (Unami)
    Sense id: en-cornstalk-en-noun-zz5l~rv- Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'the tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant': 76 12 9 3
  2. (botany) A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (a single specimen of a corn plant): asēqtakan (Menominee), pé de milho [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-cornstalk-en-noun-799k5uuS Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'a single specimen of a corn plant': 24 73 1 2
  3. (Australia, slang, obsolete) A non-indigenous person born in Australia. Tags: Australia, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-cornstalk-en-noun-9yazhFIY Categories (other): Australian English
  4. (Australia, slang, derogatory) a non-indigenous native of New South Wales. Tags: Australia, derogatory, slang Categories (lifeform): Maize (crop)
    Sense id: en-cornstalk-en-noun-xmfiCR4N Disambiguation of Maize (crop): 12 11 16 61 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Menominee translations, Terms with Pawnee translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Unami translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 7 24 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 4 28 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 7 22 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 5 21 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 6 6 22 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Menominee translations: 5 5 23 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Pawnee translations: 7 4 29 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 5 30 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Unami translations: 5 5 23 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cornstalk dracaena (taxonomic: Dracaena fragrans)

Inflected forms

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