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noun
- 1. a North American cereal plant that yields large grains, or kernels, set in rows on a cob. Its many varieties yield numerous products, highly valued for both human and livestock consumption.
- 2. something banal or sentimental: informal "the movie is pure corn"
Corn is a plant that grows long ears of kernels on tall, grass-like stalks. Many large farms grow fields of corn each year, for human or animals to eat, or to make corn-based products. Corn is an important crop in North America, since many animals raised for meat eat corn, not to mention the corn that people consume.
corn. noun. /kɔːn/. /kɔːrn/. (British English) [uncountable] any plant that is grown for its grain, such as wheat; the grain of these plants. a field of corn. ears/sheaves of corn. corn-fed chicken. The corn is still green.
May 1, 2024 · corn, (Zea mays), cereal plant of the grass family and its edible grain. The domesticated crop originated in the Americas and is one of the most widely distributed of the world’s food crops. Corn is used as livestock feed, as human food, as biofuel , and as raw material in industry.
1. a. Any of numerous cultivated forms of a widely grown, usually tall annual cereal grass (Zea mays) bearing grains or kernels on large ears. b. The grains or kernels of this plant, used as food for humans and livestock or for the extraction of an edible oil or starch. Also called Indian corn, maize. 2. An ear of this plant. 3.
any of various cereal plants, esp the predominant crop of a region, such as wheat in England and oats in Scotland and Ireland. the seeds of such plants, esp after harvesting. a single seed of such plants; a grain. Also called: Indian corn British equivalent: maize.
CORN definition: 1. a crop of grain, or the seed from this crop used to make flour or feed animals: 2. a tall plant….
Definition of corn noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
