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CORNCOB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corncob mean? 

CORNCOB (noun)
  The noun CORNCOB has 1 sense:

1. the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of cornplay

  Familiarity information: CORNCOB used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CORNCOB (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

corn cob; corncob

Hypernyms ("corncob" is a kind of...):

core (the center of an object)

Holonyms ("corncob" 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)


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