corn stalk

Frequency: 6.51.1 per million words

The main stem of a corn plant.

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Examples (10)

  • The farmer pointed to a tall corn stalk in the field.
  • We used dried corn stalks for decoration during autumn.
  • Each corn stalk usually bears one or two ears of corn.
  • The strong wind bent many of the young corn stalks.
  • After harvest, the remaining corn stalks were plowed back into the soil.
  • A single corn stalk can grow several feet high.
  • Children often hide among the towering corn stalks in the maze.
  • The cattle grazed on the dry corn stalks after the harvest.
  • She snapped a piece off a corn stalk to chew on.
  • The artist incorporated actual corn stalks into his agricultural sculpture.