cornstalk

[ kawrn-stawk ]

noun

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

cornstalk

/ ˈkɔːnˌstɔːk /

noun

1. a stalk or stem of corn
2. slang.
   a tall thin man

Word History and Origins

Origin of cornstalk¹

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

Example Sentences

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

Dismay thought this was a good game, and he squeezed right in with me, knocking me into cornstalks, sniffling for rabbits as he pushed himself into each row.

From Literature

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