Cornlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of corn (the cereal crop).
  2. 2
    Resembling or characteristic of a corn (callus on the foot).

Etymology

Etymology 1

From corn (“crop”) + -like. Piecewise doublet of grainlike.

Etymology 2

From corn (“callus”) + -like. Piecewise doublet of hornlike.

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