"ear bud" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ear buds [plural]
Etymology: From ear (“fruiting body of grain”) + bud. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ear|bud|t1=fruiting body of grain}} ear (“fruiting body of grain”) + bud Head templates: {{en-noun}} ear bud (plural ear buds)
  1. An immature ear of maize from which the threadlike silks emerge.
    Sense id: en-ear_bud-en-noun-TZ7Ncs3T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ear buds [plural]
Etymology: From ear (“auditory organ”) + bud. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ear|bud|t1=auditory organ}} ear (“auditory organ”) + bud Head templates: {{en-noun}} ear bud (plural ear buds)
  1. An underdeveloped mammalian ear. Synonyms: ear-bud, earbud
    Sense id: en-ear_bud-en-noun-L0bgQyZP
  2. Alternative form of earbud. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: earbud
    Sense id: en-ear_bud-en-noun-lfHAJ2PN
  3. (South Africa) A cotton swab. Tags: South-Africa Categories (lifeform): Maize (crop)
    Sense id: en-ear_bud-en-noun-wzSgtMPg Disambiguation of Maize (crop): 11 24 3 62 Categories (other): South African English, 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: 3 23 2 72 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 13 2 80 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 19 2 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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