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Definition of cornstalk - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
agricultureRare US the tough stalk of a corn plantRare US
- The farmer cut down the cornstalk after harvest.
2.
- He was as tall and thin as a cornstalk.
3.
- He was known as a cornstalk in his community.
Images of cornstalk
the tough stalk of a corn plant
Origin of cornstalk
Old English, corn (grain) + stalu (stalk)
Examples of cornstalk in a sentence
Birds perched on the tall cornstalks. The new teacher was a real cornstalk. Everyone called him cornstalk due to his height. She proudly identified as a cornstalk despite her heritage. Cornstalks often have a unique perspective on local issues.
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- French:tige de maïs, asperge, ...
- German:Maisstängel, Lulatsch, ...
- Italian:fusto di mais, persona non indigena nata in Australia, ...
- Spanish:tallo de maíz, fideo, ...
- Portuguese:caule de milho, magrelo, ...
- Chinese:玉米秆, 高瘦子, ...
- Japanese:トウモロコシの茎, とうもろこしの茎, ...
- Arabic:ساق الذُّرَة, رَجُل طَوِيل وَنَحِيف, ...
- Hebrew:גִּבְעוֹל תִּירָס, גֶּבֶר רָזֶה וְגָבוֹהַּ, ...
- Russian:кукурузный стебель, долговязый человек, ...
- Ukrainian:кукурудзяне стебло, кукурудзяний стебло, ...
- Hindi:मक्का का डंठल, मकई का डंठल, ...
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