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corn

  • noun
  • /ˈkɔːn/

Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.

Other meanings

  1. Maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays.

  2. A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop.

    “He paid her the nominal fee of two corns of barley.”

Synonyms

  • maize

Example sentences

  • “Would you like some corn?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “I like corn chips.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "corn".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “corn” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.