cob

Example Sentences

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At its simplest, freshly cut corn straight off the cob is perfectly delectable.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

Pedersen broke down her options while sitting on a pinkish firepit and curved bench made from cob.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

The researchers did find genes related to cob size -- perhaps representing an increased yield potential -- and flowering time, which likely helped maize, a tropical crop, to grow at higher latitudes with longer days.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

The ancient cob from Peru was the result of this first wave.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 29, 2023

The corn at the grain elevator was not the same kind of corn you or I eat when we have corn on the cob.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan