corn
noun
- A small hard particle grain
- A small hard seed
- The grain of a cereal grass that is the primary crop of a region (such as wheat in Britain and oats in Scotland and Ireland)
- A tall annual cereal grass (Zea mays) originally domesticated in Mexico and widely grown for its large elongated ears of starchy seeds
- The typically yellow or whitish seeds of corn used especially as food for humans and livestock
- An ear of corn with or without its leafy outer covering
- Corn whiskey
- Something (such as writing, music, or acting) that is corny
- The quality or state of being corny corniness
- Corn snow
verb
- To form into grains granulate
- To preserve or season with salt in grains
- To cure or preserve in brine containing preservatives and often seasonings
"corned beef"
- To feed with corn
noun
- A local hardening and thickening of epidermis (as on a toe)
noun
- An Old World moth (Ostrinia nubilalis) widespread in eastern and central North America where its larva is a major pest in the stems, crowns, and fruits of crop plants and especially corn
- A pyralid moth (Diatraea grandiosella) whose larva causes serious damage especially to corn crops by boring in the stalks
noun
- Bread made with cornmeal
noun
- A piece of a dry crisp snack food prepared from a seasoned cornmeal batter
noun
- An annual hairy weed (Agrostemma githago) of the pink family with purplish-red flowers that is found in grain fields
noun
- A cake of corn bread that is fried, baked, or boiled as a dumpling
noun
- A frankfurter dipped in cornmeal batter, fried, and served on a stick
noun
- A noctuid moth (Helicoverpa zea synonym Heliothis zea) whose large striped yellow-headed larva is especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls
Source: merriam-webster.com
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