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sweet corn

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sweet corn
n.
A variety of corn (Zea mays var. rugosa), the common table and canning corn, having kernels that are sweet when young. Also called sugar corn.

sweet corn
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called sugar corn green corn a variety of maize, Zea mays saccharata, whose kernels are rich in sugar and eaten as a vegetable when young
2. (Cookery) the unripe ears of maize, esp the sweet kernels removed from the cob, cooked as a vegetable
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Noun1.sweet cornsweet corn - a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating
edible corn, corn - ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
corn, Indian corn, maize, Zea mays - 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
2.sweet corn - corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft
edible corn, corn - ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
Translations
sweet corn ngranturco dolce
sweet corn ngranturco dolce


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