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corn: parts of a corn plant. At the top of a mature corn plant is the tassel, the male part of the plant. Along the stalk are the leaves and the ears of corn, wrapped closely in husks. Hundreds of filaments, called silk, protrude from the top of each ear.
Familiarity with the names and locations of some corn plant parts is helpful in understanding how the plant develops. Thus, the labeled illustrations of a corn seedling, lower stalk, corn ear, and corn kernel are introduced first as a reference, figures 1-4. Return to Table of Contents.