ear (of grain); clustered fruits
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the ear (of grain); clustered fruits of certain plants such as corn and sorghum
A technical term in botany and agriculture referring to the fruiting head or inflorescence of cereal crops like maize and sorghum.
Yù玉
mǐ米
de的
guǒ果
suì穗
chéng成
shú熟
le了
。
The corn ears have ripened.
Gāo高
liang粱
guǒ果
suì穗
chén沉
diàn甸
diàn甸
de地
wān弯
xià下
le了
yāo腰
。
The heavy sorghum ears bent down.
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Nóng农
mín民
zhèng正
zài在
dì地
lǐ里
shōu收
huò获
guǒ果
suì穗
。
The farmers are harvesting the ears of grain in the field.