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corn

(k/O/rn )

tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times(noun.plant)

Synonym:
indian corn, maize, zea mays

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the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal(noun.plant)

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ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food(noun.food)

Synonym:
edible corn

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a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes(noun.state)

Synonym:
clavus

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(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)(noun.plant)

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whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn(noun.food)

Synonym:
corn whiskey, corn whisky

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something sentimental or trite(noun.attribute)

Example:
That movie was pure corn.

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A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome.(noun)

source: webster1913
A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain.(noun)

source: webster1913

feed (cattle) with corn(verb.consumption)

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preserve with salt(verb.change)

Example:
Corned beef.

Synonym:
salt

source: wordnet30
To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn a tongue.(verb)

source: webster1913

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