colmo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cane noun The tall, jointed stem of plants like bamboo or sugar cane.
- cornstalk noun The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
- reed noun A tall, slender grass-like plant that grows in wet ground or shallow water.
- straw noun Dried stalks left over from cereal crops like wheat, used for bedding, fodder, or thatch.
- thatch noun Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
Senses
colmo is used for these senses in English:
- cane (uncountable) The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae
- cornstalk (botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
- reed (countable) The hollow stem of these plants.
- straw (countable) A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
- thatch Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
cane — full definition
- noun The tall, jointed stem of plants like bamboo or sugar cane.
- noun A walking stick used for support while walking.
- noun A rod traditionally used for corporal punishment, or the punishment itself.
- verb To hit someone with a cane as punishment.
- verb Informal: to heavily defeat or criticize someone.
cornstalk — full definition
- noun The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
- noun A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity, bear multiple ears of corn.
- noun A non-indigenous person born in Australia.
- noun a non-indigenous native of New South Wales.