Meaning & use
cornstalk
The tall, upright stem of a corn (maize) plant.
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By late summer, the cornstalks in the field towered well above our heads.
Farmers often chop up leftover cornstalks to use as animal feed or mulch.
A note on using this word
Cornstalk refers to the plant's stem, not the ear of corn itself, and is often used figuratively to describe someone very tall and thin.
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