corn silk
English
corn silk on an ear of corn
Etymology
corn (“maize”) + silk
Alternative forms
- cornsilk
Noun
corn silk (uncountable)
- 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.
- Alternative form of cornsilk (a colour of yellow that is like that of these fibres)