corncob
The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
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The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
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(informal) A yokel.
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— Bluesky· May 2026
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(intransitive, of turbines and rotor blades) To disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis.
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Kernel corn is the plain American term for corn that's been cut off the cob — the individual kernels you find frozen in bags or canned on supermarket shelves. It distinguishes the stripped, processed form from corn on the cob or creamed corn. Simple and utilitarian, it shows up in recipes and grocery lists across the Midwest and South.
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(US) The husk covering an ear of corn.
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(botany) A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.
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(botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
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(US) Kernels of maize, either frozen or canned.