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单词 sweet corn
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈsweet ˌcorn, n. [uncountable]
  1. Plant Biologya kind of corn that has grain or kernels that are sweet and suitable for eating.
  2. Plant Biology, Dialect Termsthe young and tender ears of such corn.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sweet corn′, 
    1. Plant Biologyany of several varieties of corn, esp. Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating.
    2. Plant Biology, Dialect Terms[Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.]the young and tender ears of corn, esp. when used as a table vegetable. Also called green corn. 
    • 1640–50, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sweet corn n
  1. Also called: sugar corn, green corn a variety of maize, Zea mays saccharata, whose kernels are rich in sugar and eaten as a vegetable when young
  2. the unripe ears of maize, esp the sweet kernels removed from the cob, cooked as a vegetable
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