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corn

 
 
/kɔːn/ noun [U]

Definition

CROP mainly UK a crop of grain, or the seed from this crop used to make flour or feed animals: fields of corn
TALL PLANT US (UK sweetcorn) a tall plant with yellow seeds that are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
(Definition of corn noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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