Corn | Mean of corn in English Dictionary
/ˈkoɚn/
- Noun
- a tall plant that produces yellow seeds (called kernels) that are eaten as a vegetable, used to produce many food products, and used as food for animals
- driving past fields of corn
- the seeds of the corn plant eaten as a vegetable
- a dish of buttered corn
- a can of corn
- We ate corn on the cob. [=kernels still attached to the cob/corncob]
- a plant (such as wheat or barley) that produces seeds which are used for food
- the seeds of such a plant
- something (such as writing, music, or acting) that is old-fashioned and silly or sentimental
- The movie's humor is pure corn. [=is very corny]
- a painful hard spot on the skin of the foot
