corn

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 112164193)
    is a type of: cereal, cereal grass - grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
    subtypes:
    belongs to: genus zea, zea - corn
    has:
    same as: indian corn, maize, zea mays
  2. The dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal (synset 112165097)
    is a type of: kernel - a single whole grain of a cereal
    substance holonym: corn oil - oil from the germs of corn grains
  3. Ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food (synset 107747928)
    is a type of: cereal, food grain, grain - foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
    subtypes:
    • green corn, sweet corn - corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft
    • hominy - hulled corn with the bran and germ removed
    • popcorn - small kernels of corn exploded by heat
    has: green corn, sugar corn, sweet corn, sweet corn plant, zea mays rugosa, zea saccharata - a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating
    is a part of: corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays - 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
    same as: edible corn
  4. A hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes (synset 114388207)
    is a type of: callosity, callus - an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
    same as: clavus
  5. (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland) (synset 112164634)
    is a type of: cereal, cereal grass - grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
  6. Whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn (synset 107923117)
    is a type of: whiskey, whisky - a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
    subtypes: bootleg, corn liquor, moonshine - whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
    same as: corn whiskey, corn whisky
  7. Something sentimental or trite (synset 104635166)
    "that movie was pure corn"
    is a type of: drippiness, mawkishness, mushiness, sentimentality, sloppiness, soupiness - falsely emotional in a maudlin way
Verb
  1. Feed (cattle) with corn (synset 201181452)
    is a type of: feed, give - give food to
  2. Preserve with salt (synset 200529305)
    "corned beef"
    referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
    is a type of: keep, preserve - prevent (food) from rotting

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