silking
/ˈsɪlkɪŋ/
noun
- The fine, soft threads or fibers that grow on an ear of corn (maize).
- Before cooking the corn, she carefully removed all the silking from the cob.
- The farmer checked the silking of the corn to see if it was ready for harvest.
- Bits of silking got stuck between her teeth after eating the corn on the cob.
adjective
- Having or producing silk-like threads, especially referring to corn.
- The garden was full of tall, silking stalks ready to be picked.
- These silking varieties of corn are grown mainly for decoration.
- The silking stage of the corn plant is important for pollination.