colmo — meaning in English

English meaning

• cane noun The tall, jointed stem of plants like bamboo or sugar cane.
• cornstalk noun The strong, fibrous stem of a maize plant, often crushed for animal feed once the crop is picked.
• 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 or similar plant material used to cover the roof of a building or a haystack.

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

1. noun The tall, jointed stem of plants like bamboo or sugar cane.
2. noun A walking stick used for support while walking.
3. noun A rod traditionally used for corporal punishment, or the punishment itself.
4. verb To hit someone with a cane as punishment.
5. verb Informal: to heavily defeat or criticize someone.

cornstalk — full definition

1. noun The strong, fibrous stem of a maize plant, often crushed for animal feed once the crop is picked.
2. noun A maize plant that has grown past its earliest stage and can bear several cobs once fully grown.
3. noun (dated) A person of non-Aboriginal descent who was born in Australia.
4. noun (dated) A non-Aboriginal person born in the state of New South Wales.

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