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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)