cobs
n. 钟形失真;雄天鹅;结实的短腿马;领导人(cob 的复数)
例句
Infected maize crops have wrinkled leaves, no cobs at all and generally stunted growth.
受感染的玉米叶子起皱、根本没有玉米穗轴,而且通常生长迟滞。
In colonial times in America (late 1700's) it was still common to use corn-cobs or leaves.
而即使在殖民时期的美国(18世纪后期),玉米穗或树叶仍是主要洁身工具。
The birds have a taste for sunseeds and also pick on corn kernels from the cobs, often ruining them.
鸟类很喜欢吃葵花籽,还能把玉米粒从玉米穗上叼下来,常常造成毁灭性的破坏。