edible corn

Noun
  1. 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: corn

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