corn

corn
noun
1 (BrE) cereal crop (wheat, etc.)
ADJECTIVE
▪ ripe
▪ green
▪

The corn is still green.

▪ young
… OF CORN
▪ ear, sheaf
▪ bag, sack
▪ field
VERB + CORN
▪ grow
▪ sow
▪ cut, harvest
▪ thresh
▪ grind
CORN + VERB
▪ grow
CORN + NOUN
▪ field
▪ harvest
▪ mill
2 (AmE) plant producing yellow grains
ADJECTIVE
▪ field, Indian, sweet (BrE, AmE) (usually sweetcorn in BrE)
▪ biotech, genetically modified (abbreviated to GM), transgenic
▪ non-GM, organic
▪ seed
▪ canned
▪ fresh, frozen
▪ white, yellow
▪ creamed, popped, roasted
▪ caramel, kettle
… OF CORN
▪ ear
▪ bushel
▪ field
VERB + CORN
▪ plant
▪ grow, produce, raise
▪ harvest
▪ grind
▪ eat
CORN + VERB
▪ grow
CORN + NOUN
▪ field
▪ crop, harvest, yield
▪ cob (usually corncob) (BrE, AmE), husk, kernel, plant, seed, stalk
▪ flour (usually cornflour), meal (usually cornmeal) (BrE, AmE), oil (BrE, AmE), starch (usually cornstarch), syrup (BrE, AmE)
▪ bread, chips, dog, pone, tortilla
▪ grower
PHRASES
▪ corn on the cob (= corn cooked with all the grains still attached) (BrE, AmE)
3 area of hard skin on the foot
VERB + CORN
▪ have, suffer from
▪ treat

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