Definition of "corn"
- noun
A cereal plant grown for its grain, specifically the main such plant grown in a given region, such as oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, wheat or barley in England and Wales, and maize or sweetcorn in the Americas.
A type of grain of the species Zea mays, maize.
A grain or seed, especially of cereal crops.
A callus on the foot.
- verb
To granulate; to form a substance into grains.
To preserve using coarse salt, e.g. corned beef.
To provide with corn (typically maize) for feed.
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