green corn

green corn
noun
1. a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating
Hypernyms: ↑corn, ↑maize, ↑Indian corn, ↑Zea mays
Part Holonyms: ↑corn, ↑edible corn
2. corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft
Syn: ↑sweet corn
Hypernyms: ↑corn, ↑edible corn

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noun
: the young tender ears of Indian corn suitable for cooking as a vegetable — compare sweet corn

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green corn same as ↑sweetcorn (see under ↑sweet).
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Main Entry:green

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green corn,
Indian corn, especially the ears in the tender, milky stage; sweet corn; roasting ears. It is eaten as a vegetable.

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n. the tender ears of young sweet corn, suitable for cooking and eating

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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