ear bud
nounEtymology From ear (“an auditory organ”) + bud.
1
An underdeveloped mammalian ear.
2
South Africa A cotton swab.
3
Alternative Alternative form of earbud.
ear bud
nounEtymology From ear (“a fruiting body of grain”) + bud.
1
An immature ear of maize from which the threadlike silks emerge.