corn silk

noun

: the silky styles on an ear of corn

Examples of corn silk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Between the rows: Working with researchers at Colorado State University, Olathe growers experimented with drones to apply insecticides this year and spent early months looking for eggs on the corn silk, the Colorado Sun reports. John Frank, Axios, 11 Aug. 2024 Snuff products are made with molasses, corn silk, and kudzu root while pouches are made with green tea, cellulose, and glycerine. Larry Carroll, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024 No pesky corn silk clinging to everything in sight. Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2023 Or, when anyone wandering into a cute farmstand feels entitled to destroy every ear of corn to get the dozen best ones, leaving a mauled pile of corn silk and husks for the next customer. Holly Peterson, Town & Country, 31 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for corn silk 

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Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of corn silk was in 1846

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“Corn silk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn%20silk. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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