cornstalk

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cornstalk

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From corn + stalk.

noun cornstalks

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

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noun the tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant

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noun a single specimen of a corn plant

Portuguêspé de milho

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@misc{cornstalk_2026,
  title = {cornstalk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cornstalk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}