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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | Indian_corn Zea_mays maize | |
| Related terms: | cereal field_corn popcorn sweet_corn Zea ear corncob | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal | |
| Related terms: | kernel corn_oil | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (food) ears of corn grown for human food | |
| Synonyms: | edible_corn | |
| Related terms: | grain hominy popcorn sweet_corn sweet_corn | |
| 4. | [ noun ] something sentimental or trite | |
| Examples: | "that movie was pure corn" |
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| Related terms: | mawkishness | |
| 5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 6269 | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (food) feed with corn, as of cattle | |
| Related terms: | feed | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (medicine) a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes | |
| Synonyms: | clavus | |
| Related terms: | callosity | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (food) preserve with salt | |
| Examples: | "corned beef" |
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| Related terms: | preserve cooking | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (botany) annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains | |
| Synonyms: | wheat | |
| Related terms: | cereal durum emmer soft_wheat common_wheat spelt wild_wheat Triticum wheat_berry | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (food) distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn | |
| Synonyms: | corn_whisky corn_whiskey | |
| Related terms: | whiskey moonshine | |
| Similar spelling: |
corny cornu Corrin Corney cornea Corrine Corrina corona Corine Corina Corene Corwin Coreen Corinne Corinna corm |
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