ear
grain-bearing tip part of the stem of a cereal plant
corn on the cob
food
Spadix
a racemose inflorescence having many small sessile flowers borne on a fleshy stem, the whole usually being surrounded by a spathe: typical of aroid plants
catkin
slim, cylindrical flower cluster with inconspicuous or no petals. an inflorescence consisting of a spike, usually hanging, of much reduced flowers of either sex: occurs in birch, hazel, etc