green corn

UK/ˈɡɹiːn ˌkɔːɹn/Canada, US, Scotland/ˈɡɹin ˌkoɹn/Australia, New Zealand/ˈɡɹiːn ˌkoːɹn/India/ˈɡɾiːn ˌkoːɾn/

noun

The young ears of corn (maize) harvested while still in the milky stage, before the kernels fully mature.

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Meanings

noungreen corn (plural green corns)

plural green corns

  1. agricultureThe young ears of corn (maize) harvested while still in the milky stage, before the kernels fully mature.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating

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sweet cornsugar cornsweet corn plantZea mays rugosaZea saccharata
Broader
cornmaizeIndian corn

nouncorn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft

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sweet corn
Broader
cornedible corn
Also see
maizesugar cornsweet corn

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

green corn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20corn

MLA

“green corn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20corn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green corn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20corn.

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