cornstalk

noun

corn·​stalk ˈkȯrn-ˌstȯk How to pronounce cornstalk (audio)
: a stalk of corn

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Down in the garden, dead cornstalks made a pleasant rattling sound in the cold wind, for all the world like the dry rushes of a duck blind rustling in the darkness of an overcast November morning. Wilson H. Stover, Outdoor Life, 5 Dec. 2024 Add in planters with fall foliage or cornstalks to flank your front door and add a harvest feel. Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024 Crepe paper was also a popular material for decorations and used to create colorful streamers, life-size cornstalks, wall artwork and more. Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2024 There’s the crawling vines of the beans, the cover crop of the squash grown below, and the shade being produced by the cornstalks. Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for cornstalk 

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cornstalk was in 1645

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“Cornstalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cornstalk. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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cornstalk

noun
corn·​stalk ˈkȯ(ə)rn-ˌstȯk How to pronounce cornstalk (audio)
: a stalk of corn

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