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Corn silk

Corn silk is a common name for Stigma maydis, the shiny, thread-like, weak fibers that grow as part of ears of corn (maize); the tuft or tassel of silky fibers that protrude from the tip of the ear of corn. The ear is enclosed in modified leaves called husks. Each individual fiber is an elongated style, attached to an individual ovary. The term probably…

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StigmaPollinationFertilizationGametophytePollen tube
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Corn silk

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples21
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

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Corn silk

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related to Function · 8
Corn silk → AMP, Corn, For, Kernel, PSiP, The, Typically, Usually
related to Development · 7
Corn silk → Elongation, For, If, Otherwise, R1, The, Up
has application · 4
Corn silk → Antioxidant, Corn, In, Potential
is a · 1
Corn silk → common name for Stigma maydis
related to Pathology · 1
Corn silk → The

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corn silk pollen ear stigma form strand days ovule tube types tip pollination gametophyte popcorn also style ears kernels per

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Corn silkis acommon name for Stigma maydis0.90text
Corn silkhas applicationCorn0.60section
Corn silkhas applicationIn0.60section
Corn silkhas applicationAntioxidant0.60section
Corn silkhas applicationPotential0.60section
Corn silkrelated to DevelopmentUp0.60section
Corn silkrelated to DevelopmentThe0.60section
Corn silkrelated to DevelopmentR10.60section
Corn silkrelated to DevelopmentElongation0.60section
Corn silkrelated to DevelopmentIf0.60section
Corn silkrelated to DevelopmentOtherwise0.60section
Corn silkrelated to DevelopmentFor0.60section

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