corn
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
- definition the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal
- definition ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
- definition a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
- definition (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region — wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
- definition whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
- definition something sentimental or trite
- definition feed (cattle) with corn
- definition preserve with large-grained rock salt