maize
n
1 (Also called)
Indian corn
a a tall annual grass, Zea mays, cultivated for its yellow edible grains, which develop on a spike
b the grain of this plant, used for food, fodder, and as a source of oil, (Usual U.S. and Canadian name)
corn See also →
sweet corn
2 a yellow colour (C16: from Spanish maiz, from Taino mahiz)
Anti-Corn Law League
n an organization founded in 1839 by Richard Cobden and John Bright to oppose the Corn Laws, which were repealed in 1846
corn [1]
n
a any of various cereal plants, esp. the predominant crop of a region, such as wheat in England and oats in Scotland and Ireland
b the seeds of such plants, esp. after harvesting
c a single seed of such plants; a grain
2 the usual U.S., Canadian, Austral., and N.Z. name for →
maize
See also →
sweet corn →
1 →
popcorn →
1
a the plants producing these kinds of grain considered as a growing crop
spring corn
b (in combination)
a cornfield
4 short for →
corn whisky
5 Slang an idea, song, etc., regarded as banal or sentimental
6 Archaic or dialect any hard particle or grain
vb tr
7 to feed (animals) with corn, esp. oats
9 to plant corn on
(Old English corn; related to Old Norse, Old High German corn, Gothic kaúrn, Latin granum, Sanskrit jirná fragile)
corn [2]
n
1 a hardening or thickening of the skin around a central point in the foot, caused by pressure or friction
2 ♦
tread on (someone's) corns (Brit)
informal to offend or hurt (someone) by touching on a sensitive subject or encroaching on his privileges
(C15: from Old French corne horn, from Latin cornu)
corn borer
n the larva of the pyralid moth Pyrausta nubilalis, native to S and Central Europe: in E North America a serious pest of maize
corn bread
n a kind of bread made from maize meal, (Also called)
Indian bread
corn bunting
n a heavily built European songbird, Emberiza calandra, with a streaked brown plumage: family Emberizidae (buntings)
corn circle
n another name for →
crop circle
corn dolly
n a decorative figure made by plaiting straw
corn earworm
n (U.S) the larva of the noctuid moth Heliothis armigera, which feeds on maize and many other crop plants
See also →
bollworm
corn exchange
n a building where corn is bought and sold
corn factor
n a person who deals in corn
Corn Laws
pl n the laws introduced in Britain in 1804 to protect domestic farmers against foreign competition by the imposition of a heavy duty on foreign corn: repealed in 1846
See also →
Anti-Corn Law League
corn lily
n any of several South African iridaceous plants of the genus Ixia, which have coloured lily-like flowers
corn marigold
n an annual plant, Chrysanthemum segetum, with yellow daisy-like flower heads: a common weed of cultivated land: family Compositae (composites)
corn meal
n meal made from maize, (Also called)
Indian meal
corn oil
n an oil prepared from maize, used in cooking and in making soaps, lubricants, etc.
corn on the cob
n a cob of maize, boiled and eaten as a vegetable
corn-picker
n (Chiefly U.S. and Canadian) a machine for removing ears of maize from the standing stalks, often also equipped to separate the corn from the husk and shell
corn pone
n (Southern U.S) corn bread, esp. a plain type made with water, (Sometimes shortened to)
pone
corn poppy
n a poppy, Papaver rhoeas, that has bright red flowers and grows in cornfields. Since World War I it has been the symbol of fallen soldiers, (Also called)
coquelicot, Flanders poppy, field poppy
corn rose
n (Brit) †
†
any of several red-flowered weeds of cornfields, such as the corn poppy
corn row
n a Black, originally African, hair-style in which the hair is plaited in close parallel rows, resembling furrows in a ploughed field
corn salad
n any valerianaceous plant of the genus Valerianella, esp. the European species V. locusta, which often grows in cornfields and whose leaves are sometimes used in salads, (Also called)
lambs lettuce
corn shock
n a stack or bundle of bound or unbound corn piled upright for curing or drying
corn shuck
n (U.S. and Canadian) the husk of an ear of maize
corn silk
n (U.S. and Canadian) the silky tuft of styles and stigmas at the tip of an ear of maize, formerly used as a diuretic
corn smut
n
1 an ascomycetous parasitic fungus, Ustilago zeae, that causes gall-like deformations on maize grain
2 the condition produced by this fungus
corn snow
n (Skiing) (U.S. and Canadian) granular snow formed by alternate freezing and thawing
corn syrup
n syrup prepared from maize
corn whisky
n whisky made from maize
field corn
n (U.S) any variety of corn that is grown as a feed for livestock
green corn
n another name for →
sweet corn →
1
Guinea corn
n another name for →
durra
Indian corn
n another name for →
maize →
1
kaffir corn , (sometimes U.S.) kafir corn
n a Southern African variety of sorghum, cultivated in dry regions for its grain and as fodder, (Sometimes shortened to)
kaffir (U.S.) kafir
seed corn
n
1 the good quality ears or kernels of corn that are used as seed
2 assets or investments that are expected to provide profits in the future
squirrel corn
n a North American plant, Dicentra canadensis, having yellow flowers and tubers resembling grains of corn: family Fumariaceae, (Also called)
colicweed
sugar corn
n another name for →
sweet corn →
1
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