corncobs
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- (corncob) the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn
- Maize (Zea mays L. ssp. mays), known in many English-speaking countries as corn, is a grass domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. ...
- A corncob is the central core of a maize (Zea mays ssp. mays L.) ear. The corn plant's ear is also considered a "cob" or "pole" but it is not fully a "pole" until the ear is shucked, or removed from the plant material around the ear. Every row of corn on a corncob has the same number of kernels.
- (Corn-cob) Toll Rail yellow and aquamarine livery.
- (corncob) Also known as a "straight block," this is a cassette or freewheel on which every cog is one tooth larger than the preceding one (as you shift up the cassette to larger sprockets).
- (Corncob (Pipe)) A traditional American pipe, the corncob's bowl is made from a dried and hollowed out cob, with a reed or hollowed out piece of wood inserted for the stem and mouthpiece.
- (Corncob) A Bicycle term used to describe a cluster of Cogs on a racing Freewheel because of the small variation in number of teeth on adjacent Cogs.
- (corncob) A 13-18 or 12-19 'straight block' fw/cassette that is the gearing of choice for die-hard roadies, (in Nebraska!)