CORN COB

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn

Synonyms:

corn cob; corncob

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("corn cob" is a kind of...):

core (the center of an object)

Holonyms ("corn cob" is a part of...):

corn; Indian corn; maize; Zea mays (tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times)

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