cornstalk

American  

[kawrn-stawk] / ˈkɔrnˌstɔk /

noun

1. the stalk or stem of corn, especially Indian corn.

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cornstalk British  

/ ˈkɔːnˌstɔːk /

noun

1. a stalk or stem of corn

2. slang  a tall thin man

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Etymology

Origin of cornstalk

An Americanism dating back to 1635–45; corn ¹ + stalk ¹

Example Sentences

At homes across the country, orange jack o’lanterns, greenish-gray Jarrahdales and pink porcelain dolls cascade down the stairs, sometimes mixed with cornstalks, vibrantly colored mums or spooky Halloween decorations.

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s the crawling vines of the beans, the cover crop of the squash grown below, and the shade being produced by the cornstalks.

From Los Angeles Times

“People are buying the decorative things,” said Amy Soergel, manager at the company who explained that gourds and cornstalks were in high demand and that customers were coming out to select pumpkins and apples.

From New York Times

There was a mass gathering of Republican 2024 hopefuls in Iowa on Sunday — near Cedar Rapids, amid the midsummer seas of ripening cornstalks and the darker hues of rows of soybeans.

From New York Times

In the Amazing Maize Maze, located at the Queens County Farm Museum, visitors can embark on a scavenger hunt through acres of towering cornstalk on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October and on Oct.

From New York Times