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Sweet corn

noun

A corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating. Synonyms: green corn, sugar corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata.

Corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft. Synonym: green corn.

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"Sweet corn" Quotes from Famous Books

... not eat very much, as I was too busy watching Her Majesty and listening to what she said, although she told us to eat all we could. In addition to all I have mentioned, we had many different kinds of porridge, some made of sweet corn and some with tiny yellow rice (like bird seed), and Her Majesty said that we must all eat ...

— Two Years in the Forbidden City • The Princess Der Ling

... Sweet corn, whether fresh or dried, is wholesome, and has a fair degree of nutritive value, as it contains fair amounts of both starch and sugar. It should, however, be very thoroughly chewed and eaten moderately, on account of the thick, firm indigestible ...

— A Handbook of Health • Woods Hutchinson

Words linked to "Sweet corn" : Zea mays rugosa, corn, Indian corn, Zea mays, maize, edible corn, sweet corn plant