nubbin

英 ['nʌbɪn] 美['nʌbɪn]
  • n. 小瘤;小片;要点;玉蜀黍发育不良的穗

英英释义


1. a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)

英文词源


nubbin (n.)
"stunted ear of corn," 1690s, American English diminutive of nub. General sense of "small piece" is from 1857.