sweet corn

sweet corn

n. A variety of corn (Zea mays var. saccharata or rugosa), the common table and canning corn, having kernels that are sweet when young. Also called sugar corn.

sweet corn

n1. (Plants) Also called: sugar corn or green corn a variety of maize, Zea mays saccharata, whose kernels are rich in sugar and eaten as a vegetable when young2. (Cookery) the unripe ears of maize, esp the sweet kernels removed from the cob, cooked as a vegetable

sweet′ corn`

n. 1. any of several varieties of corn, esp. Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating. 2. the young and tender ears of such corn. [1640–50, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sweet corn - a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eatinggreen corn, sugar corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharataedible corn, corn - ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human foodcorn, 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
	2.	sweet corn - corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and softgreen cornedible corn, corn - ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food

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