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ear bud en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From ear (“a fruiting body of grain”) + bud.

Meanings

1. An immature ear of maize from which the threadlike silks emerge.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
ear buds	Number=Plur		lexicographic
earbud		alternative	lexicographic
ear-bud		alternative	lexicographic

ear bud en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From ear (“an auditory organ”) + bud.

Meanings

1. An underdeveloped mammalian ear.
2. (South-Africa) A cotton swab.
3. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of earbud.
   alt of earbud

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
earbud		alternative	lexicographic
ear buds	Number=Plur		lexicographic
ear-bud		alternative	lexicographic