corn silk
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]- The fine soft yellowish threads that are the stigmata of corn flowers, which are later enclosed inside the husk of corn ears next to the kernels on corn cobs.
- Alternative form of cornsilk (a colour of yellow that is like that of these fibres)