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A corncob is the central core of a maize
Maize

Maize , known as corn in some countries, is a cereal domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents....
 (Zea mays ssp. mays L.) ear. Young ears, also called baby corn, can be consumed raw, but as the plant matures the cob becomes tougher until only the kernels are edible. When harvesting corn the corncob is collected as part of the ear, leaving the corn stover
Corn stover

Corn stover consists of the leaf and plant stem of maize plants left in a field after harvest and consists of the crop residueplant stem; the leaf, husk, and corn cob remaining in the field following the harvest of cereal grain.? Stover makes up about half of the crop yield of a crop and is similar to straw....
 in the field.

The corn plant's ear is also considered a "cob" or "pole" but it is not fully a "pole" until the ear is shucked, or removed from the plant material around the ear.






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A corncob is the central core of a maize
Maize

Maize , known as corn in some countries, is a cereal domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents....
 (Zea mays ssp. mays L.) ear. Young ears, also called baby corn, can be consumed raw, but as the plant matures the cob becomes tougher until only the kernels are edible. When harvesting corn the corncob is collected as part of the ear, leaving the corn stover
Corn stover

Corn stover consists of the leaf and plant stem of maize plants left in a field after harvest and consists of the crop residueplant stem; the leaf, husk, and corn cob remaining in the field following the harvest of cereal grain.? Stover makes up about half of the crop yield of a crop and is similar to straw....
 in the field.

The corn plant's ear is also considered a "cob" or "pole" but it is not fully a "pole" until the ear is shucked, or removed from the plant material around the ear. Every row of corn on a corncob has an even number of kernels.

Uses

Corncobs are an important source of the furfural
Furfural

The chemical compound furfural is an industrial chemical derived from a variety of agriculture byproducts, including maize, oat and wheat bran, and sawdust....
, an aromatic aldehyde
Aldehyde

An aldehyde is an organic compound containing a terminal carbonyl group. This functional group, which consists of a carbon atom bonded to a hydrogen atom and double bond to an oxygen atom , is called the aldehyde group....
 used in a wide variety of industrial processes. Although with little nutritious value, corncobs can be used as fiber in ruminant
Ruminant

Physiologically, a ruminant is a mammal of the order Artiodactyla that digests plant-based food by initially softening it within the animal's first stomach, known as the rumen, then regurgitating the semi-digested mass, now known as cud, and chewing it again....
 fodder
Fodder

In agriculture, fodder or animal feed is any foodstuff that is used specifically to feed domesticated livestock, such as cattle, goats, sheep, horses, chickens and pigs....
. Corncobs can be used to make smoking pipes. Corncobs can also be made into charcoal
Charcoal

Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances....
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See also

  • Corn
    Corn

    Corn may refer to:...
  • Maize
    Maize

    Maize , known as corn in some countries, is a cereal domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents....
  • Corn stover
    Corn stover

    Corn stover consists of the leaf and plant stem of maize plants left in a field after harvest and consists of the crop residueplant stem; the leaf, husk, and corn cob remaining in the field following the harvest of cereal grain.? Stover makes up about half of the crop yield of a crop and is similar to straw....
  • Sweet corn
  • Pole Corn


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