corn on the cob

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ˌcorn on the ˈcob noun [uncountable]  DFthe top part of a corn(2) plant on which yellow seeds grow, cooked and eaten as a vegetable 玉米棒子 →4  See picture of 见图 VEGETABLE

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corn on the cob• Screaming vendors hawk snow cones and boiled corn on the cob.• Some people think fresh corn on the cob needs no embellishment.• No green beans, no corn on the cob, no succulent tomatoes like the year before.

ˌcorn on the ˈcob nounChineseSyllable  

the Corpus part plant yellow top corn(2) a of which on

corn on the cob
ˌcorn on the ˈcob noun [uncountable]
the top part of a corn(2) plant on which yellow seeds grow, cooked and eaten as a vegetable

corn on the cobBrE /ˌkɔːn ɒn ðə ˈkɒb/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɔːrn ɑːn ðə ˈkɑːb/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]

maize (corn) that is cooked with all the grains still attached to the inner part and eaten as a vegetable 玉米棒子