cornstalk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
  2. A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.
  3. A non-indigenous person born in Australia.
  4. a non-indigenous native of New South Wales.

Pronunciation

En-au-cornstalk.ogg

Word forms

cornstalk cornstalks

Etymology

From corn + stalk.

Derived words

cornstalk dracaena
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