cob (of maize or of Indian corn), corn cob Rafle de maïs 21st century (2007). Photo Penny Mayes Category Plant morphology French rafle (de l'épi de maïs) English cob (of maize or of Indian corn), corn cob Japanese Kanji 穂軸 (植), (雌穂)芯 Kana ほじく, (めすぼの)しん Translitération ho-jiku, (mesu-bo-no-)shin Chinese Traditional 玉米骨棒,玉米棒 Simplified 玉米骨棒,玉米棒 Pinyin yumi gubang, yumi bang Preceding entry Next entry