ear bud

== English == === Alternative forms === ear-bud, earbud === Etymology 1 === From ear (“a fruiting body of grain”) +‎ bud. ==== Noun ==== ear bud (plural ear buds) An immature ear of maize from which the threadlike silks emerge. === Etymology 2 === From ear (“an auditory organ”) +‎ bud. ==== Noun ==== ear bud (plural ear buds) An underdeveloped mammalian ear. (South Africa) A cotton swab. Alternative form of earbud. === References === Oxford English Dictionary 2006 === Anagrams === Bauder, Dauber, dauber, redaub