The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
To disintegrate by the blades becoming severed from the axis
To defeat (someone) who then refuses to admit defeat.
A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.
A short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure.
In vertebrates, the base of any relatively massive anatomical member connected to the body by a narrower section. Cf. caudal peduncle of fishes.
A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body.
The axis of an inflorescence; the stalk supporting an inflorescence.
A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail).
In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures such as the peduncles of some barnacles