Phrase guide
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noun
An immature ear of maize from which the threadlike silks emerge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An underdeveloped mammalian ear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A cotton swab.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa
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noun
Alternative form of earbud.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
From ear (“a fruiting body of grain”) + bud.
From ear (“an auditory organ”) + bud.
