corn silk

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Synonyms: cornsilk, corn oil, corn lily, corn stalk, corn oils, corn silks

Antonyms: cornsilk, corn oil, corn lily, corn stalk, corn oils, corn silks

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Noun

1. 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.
2. {{alternative form of|en|cornsilk}} {{gloss|a colour of yellow that is like that of these fibres}}

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