Noun | 1. | corn - 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. | corn - the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal | |
3. | corn - ears of corn grown for human food Synonyms: edible corn | |
4. | corn - a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes Synonyms: clavus | |
5. | corn - annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains Synonyms: wheat | |
6. | corn - whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn Synonyms: corn whiskey, corn whisky | |
7. | corn - something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn" | |
Verb | 1. | corn - feed (cattle) with corn |
2. | corn - preserve with salt; "corned beef" |
CORN. In its most comprehensive sense, this term signifies every sort of grain, as well as peas and beans, this is its meaning in the memorandum usually contained in policies of insurance. But it does not include rice. 1 Park. Ins. 112; Marsh. Ins. 223, note; Stev. on Av. part 4, art. 2; Ben. on Av. eh. 10; 1 Marsh. Ins. 223; Park on Ins. 112; Wesk. Ins. 145. Vide Com. Dig. Biens, G 1.
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