corncob

English Thesaurus

1. the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn (noun.location)

hypernym	:	core,
definition	:	the center of an object (noun.location)

part meronym	:	corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays,
definition	:	tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times (noun.plant)