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cornsilk noun[ U ] uk /ˈkɔːn.sɪlk/ us /ˈkɔːrn.sɪlk/ the shiny thin threads that grow as part of a maize plant, which are used as a herb to treat medical conditions: To prepare your sweetcorn, first strip off the tight, bright green husks and light golden tassels of cornsilk. Cornsilk has a high potassium content and is a urinary antiseptic. The best time to harvest cornsilk is considered to be when the cobs are not yet ripe. Other herbal sources of silica include cornsilk and oatstraw. Cornsilk can be part of a herbal combination if bedwetting is caused by lack of nervous control of the bladder. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Crop plants & economic plants beet black mustard brassica breadstuff canola fat hen field corn flax flaxseed flint corn multi-line neep oilseed rape opium poppy rabi tall fescue turfgrass vetch wheatgrass white clover
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