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corn silk

–noun
the long, threadlike, silky styles on an ear of corn.

Origin:
1850–55
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corn silk  
n.  The styles and stigmas that appear as a silky tuft or tassel at the tip of an ear of corn, used as a diuretic in herbal medicine.
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