silk (of maize or of Indian corn) Soies de l'épi de maïs 21st century (2009). Photo Jalyton Category Plant morphology French soie(s) (de l'épi de maïs) English silk (of maize or of Indian corn) Japanese Kanji 絹糸 (植), 花柱 (植) Kana けんし, かちゅう Translitération ken-shi, ka-chû Chinese Traditional (玉米)纓 Simplified (玉米)缨 Pinyin (yumi) ying Preceding entry Next entry