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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of many varieties of corn (specifically maize) most suitable for eating by humans, as distinguished from corn raised as animal feed; usually with higher sugar content than field corn. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft wordnet
3. 3
   a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating wordnet

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green cornsugar cornsweet corn plantzea mays rugosazea saccharata