穗 — meaning in English

English meaning

• cowlick noun A tuft of hair that sticks up or leans a different way from the hair around it.
• ear noun The organ used for hearing, including the visible outer part and the internal structures that detect sound.
• spike noun A large, pointed piece of metal, or anything shaped like one.

Senses

穗 is used for these senses in English:

• arista (biology) One of the fibrils found on grains or fishes.
• cowlick An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.
• ear (countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.
• spike An ear of corn or grain.

ear — full definition

1. noun The organ used for hearing, including the visible outer part and the internal structures that detect sound.
2. noun A natural talent or trained sense for recognising sound, especially in music or language.
3. noun Willing attention; the state of being listened to.
4. noun The seed-bearing head of a cereal plant such as wheat or corn.

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