| corn | (n) 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, Syn. Indian corn, maize, Zea mays |
| dent corn | (n) corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity, Syn. Zea mays indentata |
| flint corn | (n) corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm, Syn. Yankee corn, flint maize, Zea mays indurata |
| popcorn | (n) corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat, Syn. Zea mays everta |
| soft corn | (n) corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch, Syn. Zea mays amylacea, flour corn, squaw corn |
| sweet corn | (n) a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating, Syn. Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata, sweet corn plant, sugar corn, green corn |
